For the full version of this article, check out our free Substack post. On a trip years before Toilet Equity existed, our founder Paul Padyk found himself standing on a wooden platform over a creek in a high Himalayan valley. There were no trees to hide behind, only the river flowing below, and the uneasy relief of needing a bathroom and not having one. The smell, the exposure, the sound of water carrying everything away: it was a small, sharp lesson in vulnerability. A few

For the full version of this article, written by TE CEO Kaitlin Louise Pettit, PhD, check out our free Substack post. At Toilet Equity, we’re used to dealing with what falls through the cracks. We give people a place to poop—it’s basically our superpower. Unfortunately, our funding sometimes does the same thing. This year, I dreamed of doubling our toilet footprint in the Grand Valley. Instead, our plans had to shrink to match our budget, leaving hundreds of neighbors—unshelt

For the full version of this article, written by TE Intern Mason Bunce, check out our free Substack post . Take a moment and think about...

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Why it's time to rethink your poop practices For the full version of this article, written by TE Board Member Avery Pope, check out our...

💩 Big news from our compost lab! Our first pile came back very stable, fully mature, and safe for use —and it's packed with rich organic...

For the full version of this article, written by TE Board Member and Civil Engineering Professor Kari Scholtes, P.E., Ph.D., check out...

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We’re flushed  with pride! The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel  featured Toilet Equity and the incredible work our team does every day to...

For the full version of this article, written by Mason Bunce, check out our free Substack post or subscribe to our Patreon . What is...

Our latest compost pile, with our whole site in the background O ur annual report is in! In 2024, we learned how much it takes to...

Charlie Quimby - who is on the board of the Quimby Family Foundation who provided our grant to help us hire employees from the unhoused...

As we kick off the new year, we couldn’t let 2024 swirl away without saying a huge THANK YOU for your incredible support. Whether you...

Knock, knock. Who's there? Toilet. Toilet who? Toi-let you in on a secret... We’re almost there! We’d say we can almost taste it, but...

If you were to put a price tag on your privacy, what would it be? Would it be $50… $100… $200? How much would you fork over to guarantee...

Hunger and Housing are critical issues. A roof over your head and food on your plate are fundamental human rights. We can all agree on...

Big news just in: One of our board members has pledged to match every dollar donated until the end of the year. And they’re personally...