Bill Gates Names Winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge

Bill Gates Names Winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge PR Newswire SEATTLE, Aug. 14, 2012 - "Next-generation" toilets showcased at Gates Foundation offer innovative sanitation solutions that can save and improve lives around the world SEATTLE, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill Gates today announced the winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge—an effort to develop "next- generation" toilets that will deliver safe and sustainable sanitation to the 2.5 billion people worldwide who don't have it. The awards recognize researchers from leading universities who are developing innovative ways to manage human waste, which will help improve the health and lives of people around the world. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/49395-bill-gates-names-winners-of-the-reinvent- the-toilet-challenge California Institute of Technology in the United States received the $100,000 first prize for designing a solar-powered toilet that generates hydrogen and electricity. Loughborough University in the United Kingdom won the $60,000 second place prize for a toilet that produces biological charcoal, minerals, and clean water. University of Toronto in Canada won the third place prize of $40,000 for a toilet that sanitizes feces and urine and recovers resources and clean water.