'We want to turn poo into gold': how SMS is transforming Senegal's sanitation
by Misha Hussain in Dakar from on (#H59W)
In Dakar, an Uber-like SMS service has reduced the cost of emptying pit latrines by nearly half - and now customers can sell their waste to be turned into energy
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On a stormy day in Dakar, Tina Gomis, a local woman in Sicap Mbao, laughs at the idea of selling her own excrement to the government. But this may soon become a reality in a city with a reputation for terrible waste management.
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