Bill Gates backs poo revolution

Billionaire philanthropist is spearheading efforts to find lavatory solutions for the world’s poorer nations

Bill Gates
Bill Gates kicks off the Reinvented Toilet Expo in China with a jar of human faeces
(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Microsoft founder Bill Gates brandished an unusual prop this morning as he announced his backing of initiatives to revolutionise sanitation in poorer nations - a jar of human faeces.

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