Ecosan nepal

UDD toilet list

2009-03-23T01:04:00.001-07:00

You may not be able to see the images below but you can download the list from http://www.hedgeapple.nl/documents/urine_diversion_toilet_list.pdf

Table 2 Alphabetical listing (by country) of manufacturers for UDD toilets. Note: An entry in this list does not imply a recommendation by us. Prices are indicative only, but were last checked in February 2009 (for individual units – discounts are likely for larger orders). The listing may not be exhaustive. If you see any inaccuracies, please contact us. Still to check with ESF and with Li Zifu for China.

Manufacturer	Waterless UD toilet model		Features
UDD toilet pedestal/sitting type
China: Chaozhou Meilong Ceramics China E: meilong888@vip.163.com I: www.meilongco.com	Item no. ML2037		Drop hole for faeces sealed by lid which opens after use Ash flushing device Used in the Erdos Dong Sheng Project (see SuSanA case study http://www.susana.org/index.php/lang-en/case-studies/asia) Ceramics Indicative price: € 110
Ethiopia: Ethio Fiber in Addis Ababa E: I:	Pedestal „boxes“	Suitable photo ??	Glass fibre Indicative price: € 108 Xx Oldenburg for more details
India: Shital Ceramics Works E: shitalcera@yahoo.com I: http://ruralsanitation.net/	Eco San European type		ceramics Indicative price: € 570
Mexico: Fábriza de Loza "El Anfora" E: cso@anfora.com I: www.anfora.com			Vitrified ceramics Indicative price: 56 US$
Peru: No commercial suppliers yet but glass fibre inserts can be obtained via the NGO CENCA or the company Rotaria del Peru E: heike@rotaria.net I: www.rotaria.net E: XXX ? I: www.cenca.org.pe/		Not available	Glass fibre or other materials Details not available, but can be obtained on request
Philippines: Center for Advanced Philippine Studies (CAPS) (this is an NGO) E: office@caps.ph I: www.caps.ph			Used in various ecosan projects in the Philippines, see SuSanA case studies on http://www.susana.org/index.php/lang-en/case-studies/asia Ceramics Indicative price € 14
México: IEPSA E: ventas@iepsacv.com.mx I: www.iepsacv.com.mx			glass-fibre reinforced plastic Indicative price: 790 US$
Envirosan Sanitation Solutions South Africa Mr. Dicky Schmeltzer E: envirosa@vodamail.co.za I: www.envirosan.co.za	UD Pedestal		Plastic Babyseat adaptor available Indicative price: € 45 per pedestal € 7 per babyseat adaptor
Separett AB Sweden I: www.separett.com/	Separett Villa 9000		front urinal funnel with 2-m long urine tube attached compostable waste bags for faecal matter wall or floor mounted impact-resistant high-gloss polypropylene child seat included electrical fan expelling odours and condensation from toilet Indicative price: € 720
Wost Man Ecology Sweden E: info@wost-man-ecology.se I: www.wost-man-ecology.se/	WM-Classic		front urine bowl with rear faeces drop pipe minimal urine flush (0.1 L) sanitary porcelain Indicative price: € 460
UDD toilet squatting type
China: Nanning Da Di Qiu Eco san Products Co. Mr. Lin Jiang E: linjiang93@hotmail.com or Ms. Hu Zhen Ying E: huzhenying2006@126.com	Squatting pan		sliding lid offers hands free operation sanitary porcelain or plastic Indicative price: € 6 for plastic version?
Ethiopia: Society for Urban Development in East Africa (SUDEA) Ms. Almaz Terrefe E: sudea@ethionet.et	Squatting pan		ceramics price not available (April 2008) – Ask Almaz?
Ethiopia: Tabor Ceramics E: xxx I:	Squatting pan “turkish ecosan toilet”		Ceramics Indicative price: € 25
India: Mythri Sarva Seva Samithi E: mass@vsnl.com I: www.ecosanindia.org	Squatting pan		“3 in 1 model” – meaning it has a separate outlet for anal cleansing water glass-fibre reinforced plastic or PVC Indicative price: € 10
India: Shital Ceramics Works E: shitalcera@yahoo.com I: http://ruralsanitation.net/	Eco San Indian type		“3 in 1 model” – meaning it has a separate outlet for anal cleansing water ceramics Indicative price: € 11

Low cost ceramic filters in Nepal

2008-11-20T07:01:00.000-08:00

Potters for peace designed a low cost water filter using clay and colloidal silver. Is meant to be incredibly effective, given the cost. See: http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/000112.html
The charity IDE were supporting this idea in Nepal but seem to have stopped. Haven't contacted the guy below given by IDE so don't know what these filters now are or what they cost. Feel free to explore!

Note from IDE:

IDE Nepal was involved in CS filter promotion but now we are not working in this field. We have handed over our technology to one entrepreneur in Kathmandu who is doing his business. The filter is not ceramic, plastic container is used and good for filtering ecoli and coliform. For detail you can contact

Mr. Chandu Thapa
Thapa Mould & Die Gwarkho.
Lalitpur Tel: 5203688

Peak Phosphorus and ecosan

2008-11-16T19:08:00.000-08:00

http://phosphorusfutures.net/

NLP for

2008-11-16T19:05:00.000-08:00

http://www.arulraja.com/nirdpaper.htm

The financial value of urine

2008-11-01T19:52:00.000-07:00

http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJSIR/article/viewFile/257/252

Factsheet 10: A Review of Sanitation Regulatory Frameworks for Sweden, Mexico, South Africa and Uganda (PDF 59 KB)

2008-10-08T07:25:00.000-07:00

Factsheet 10: A Review of Sanitation Regulatory Frameworks for Sweden, Mexico, South Africa and Uganda (PDF 59 KB)

As far as I can see, Nepal has extremely weak legislation regarding sanitation, and next to no enforcement. Maybe one day.

Factsheet 11: Sweden-China - Erdos Eco-Town Project - Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia (PDF 173 KB)

2008-10-08T01:47:00.000-07:00

Factsheet 11: Sweden-China - Erdos Eco-Town Project - Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia (PDF 173 KB)

Interesting project in China where an on-site "waste" management system has been developed in an urban setting. Its new and has some teething troubles, mainly with people adapting to their new toilets, educating unsuspecting guests to their houses how it works, cleaning with a wet brush only and no running water, and some issues of odour from blocked or badly designed ventilation system. But the majority are happy with it and it is of course much cheaper (water, energy and capital costs than the alternative.

Factsheet 12: An Ecological Approach to Sanitation in Africa: A Compilation of Experiences (PDF 159 KB)

2008-10-08T01:37:00.000-07:00

Factsheet 12: An Ecological Approach to Sanitation in Africa: A Compilation of Experiences (PDF 159 KB)

"Eco-logical sanitation embraces a phi-losophy which the users must believe in and practice daily. Such an under-standing and practice takes time to fulfil."

the toilet system itself must be thought of, not so much as a dis-posal system, but as a processing unit;

Practical information is urgently needed which will allow those living in rural, peri-urban and even some urban areas of Africa to build and practice the art of recycling nutrients from their own excreta in order to gain better crops and vegetables in their own back gardens....

..It should be remembered that all these eco-toilet systems require a degree of management which is far more demanding than required by users of the normal deep pit latrine or even the flush toilet. This may not always be clearly understood at first. Thus practical hands-on training and dem-onstration are vitally important.

# Factsheet 13: Toilets That Make Compost (PDF 143 KB)

2008-10-07T23:56:00.000-07:00

Factsheet 13: Toilets That Make Compost (PDF 143 KB)

Describes 3 toilets:

simple pit / arborloo (why not just call it a treeloo?): which lasts for approx 12 months before the toilet has to be moved. After moving and filling the pit with soil a short time is waited before planting a tree in the hole.
double pit: (fossa-alterna, meaning alternating pit or cavity - who named that??) where after 12 months the toilet is moved over a second pit which starts to be filled up. The first pit is covered with soil and left until the second pit has filled. Then the first pit is excavated and the contents, composted, are used as fertilizer. Then the toilet can be moved back and the process continues.
urine diverting: means the addition of a special toilet pan to divert urine which is collected in a sealed container (to prevent nitrogen 'evaporating' as ammonia). Soil and/or some other carbon containing material (wood chips / cardboard) can be added to help the composting process where bacteria fix the nitrogen into a non-volatile form.
This can be as a modification of the first two, where urine is piped to a buried container or as a raised pedestal toilet with bucket and urine container. In this case, the bucket can be regularly emptied onto a managed compost heap.

Additionally it describes adding screened ventilation and other improvements such as a handwashing facility.

Dutch foundation to promote dry santation

2008-06-24T12:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.flowman.nl/bakensverzetmodelrecycling2.htm
Highlights:

coming soon

The place to start!

2008-06-24T11:40:00.000-07:00

This site has some great information if you wish to build your own dry toilet. Take a look at the books and plans...

http://www.ecovita.net/

Summary:

to come...