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The Daily Sentinel recently published an article about Toilet Equity's appeal of the City of Grand Junction's decision not to renew our wastewater disposal permit. This decision affects where we dispose of the material we collect—not whether we continue providing restroom access. Our toilets remain open, and our team continues to clean and service them every day. We have arranged an alternative disposal site while we work through the City's appeal process, ensuring that the waste we collect...

The Daily Sentinel recently covered Toilet Equity's search for new host locations as changes to local shelter services created new challenges for restroom access in Grand Junction. As community needs change, our goal remains the same: ensuring that people have access to safe, clean restrooms while helping keep human waste out of our parks, alleyways, and waterways. One of the things that makes Toilet Equity possible is our incredible network of host partners. Churches, nonprofits, businesses,...

We're incredibly proud to share that our Project Coordinator, Kuiper Curtis, gave a TEDxGrandJunction talk about Toilet Equity and the power of making overlooked problems impossible to ignore. In "Making Toilet Equity Impossible to Ignore," Kuiper explores why something as ordinary as a toilet can have such an extraordinary impact on human dignity, public health, and the environment. Drawing from their experiences maintaining our composting toilets and working alongside community members...