Flush Tracker – ever wondered where yours goes?

Today is World Toilet Day! flushtracker.com has been launched by the World Toilet Organization, supported by Domestos, to help raise awareness of the day. Tap in your location and Flush Tracker will show you exactly what happens to your flush once it disappears down the toilet: track its exact position, speed and distance travelled as it navigates the length of Britain’s sewage system.

When the novelty wears off seeing the little blue dot’s progress from your home or workplace, check out pre-loaded flushes from such eminent postcodes as Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street; and global locations like the White House, The Taj Mahal and The Kremlin.

You might be surprised! We have 360,000 miles of sewers in the UK and your flush can travel for many miles before it reaches its final resting place.

OK that’s quite funny – but why should I care where my flush goes?

Domestos and the World Toilet Organization have mapped the participating countries’ sewage systems to highlight the plight of communities who don’t have access to clean, private, sanitised toilet facilities. That’s something we take for granted at home, but more than 2.6 billion people – 40% of the world’s population – lack access to basic sanitation. On a typical day, more than half the hospital beds in Sub-Saharan African are occupied by patients suffering from disease related to poor toilet sanitation, and diarrhoea remains one of the biggest killers of children under five worldwide. Access to a clean toilet can reduce this figure by 30%, hand-washing by 40%.

What about Domestos and the World Toilet Organization?

Domestos is a supporter of the World Toilet Organization and World Toilet Day, and is actively involved in building and improving toilets for people who don’t have access to them across Asia, India and Africa.

World Toilet Day is in its 10th year. Its purpose is to highlight the problem faced by nearly half of the world’s population due to lack of access to clean, private toilets and to spread the message about the essential role of clean toilets in safeguarding public health. Events are taking place in Australia, India, South Africa, America and here in the UK to mark the day on 19th November.

Track your flush at flushtracker.com

Find more information about the World Toilet Organization and World Toilet Day at worldtoilet.org/wtd.