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How can we improve sanitation and better manage human waste in low-income urban communities?
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Inspiration
Think about everything from high-tech and portable latrines to household cleaning products and emergency-kit waste bags. The broader you go, the more possibilities we’ll have to consider.
Some questions we’d like you to consider:
- What does “clean” mean to you?
- What innovations have you seen in waste-management and sanitation in developed nations or emerging markets?
- What analogous situations can we think about as we explore this space? Can we find inspiration in the way waste is managed at construction sites, campgrounds, hotels, or even on cruise ships?
- What effective business or service models related to cleaning, waste removal, or sanitation are you aware of?
Emergency toilet roll
This toilet roll is not for regular use, but you got to open it only when the regular one suddenly gets over. Even though it's just a roll of toilet paper, at least one mind quite well imagined an annoying situation where there is no toilet paper ...
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Silje Lian
December 12, 2010
10:01PM |
Answering inspiration phase questions.
Wise usage of resources
Answering inspiration phase questions.
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Sara Cunha
December 12, 2010
07:49PM |
Somehow linking cell phones into the picture - making sanitation sexy!
Knowing that there's more cell phones than toilets in Africa, and that they're an aspirational purchase for families of low income, how can we link this sexiness into toilets?
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Andy Narracott
December 12, 2010
01:12PM |
WASSUP Diepsloot
WASSUP (Water Amenities Sanitation Services Upgrading Program) is an initiative to improve the public ablution facilities in the township of Diepsloot, Johannesburg, by residents for residents. Initiated by Global Studio (see www.theglobalstudio.c...
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Charlotte Fliegner
December 12, 2010
01:41AM |
Gender specific toilets
We all have the same basic need to relieve ourselves, but may have different ways of being comfortable doing so
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Svava Maria Atladottir
November 18, 2010
10:59PM |
Similar to how Play Pumps International financed their wells with advertising on the sides. These green port-o-potties could do the same to help fund them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_PlayPump
Fund it with Advertising
Similar to how Play Pumps International financed their wells with advertising on the sides. These green port-o-potties could do the same to help fund them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_PlayPump
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Anna Boyarsky
December 08, 2010
05:51PM |
another example of composting toilets: Leogane, Haiti
A group I worked with in the spring, All Hands Disaster Response (formerly Hands On Disaster Response) built composting toilets to provide for the local volunteers that joined them for lunch and English classes at the base site. As word spread, t...
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Kelly Cronin
December 07, 2010
06:32PM |
People powered poo pump
Cambridge University researcher Nate Sharpe designed this prototype bicycle-powered vacuum pump/tank system which works by putting the end of a hose into a pit latrine - common in slums in Africa, Asia and other parts of the developing world - and...
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Svava Maria Atladottir
November 19, 2010
05:35AM |
Tap into local entrepreneurial talent
<A HREF="http://www.tedcor.co.za">Tedcor</A> partners with emerging entrepreneurs whom the company mentors and develops to be able to manage their own businesses. In collaboration with the entrepreneurs recruited from the community in which the se...
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Andy Narracott
December 08, 2010
01:28PM |
RESTOP... leaving no trace
Portable waste containment bags for hikers, boaters, pilots, etc... both urine and feces solutions... some interesting materials used to contain and neutralize waste... though likely hard to source in Ghana...
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Jeff Chapin
November 21, 2010
04:10PM |
#2 nutrients are #1 - Composting Toilets.
Composting (or dry) toilets don't use any water and compost the waste so that you can put it straight on gardens and fields. Composting occurs at a steady pace and is best left for at least a year to decompose thoroughly. To avoid handling raw sew...
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Dane Murray
December 11, 2010
11:13PM |
UDDT (Urine Diverting Dry Toilet) explained
The UDDT toilet is built such that urine is collected and drained from the front area of the toilet, while faeces fall through a large chute (hole) in the back. Depending on the Collection and Storage/Treatment technology that follows, drying mate...
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Adriana Olmos
November 21, 2010
12:29AM |
Sanitation In context and a great starting point
Sanitation when starting from scratch must be extremely inclusive and the design solution must follow and respect the already in place traditions and behaviours.
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PABLO QUINTERO
November 29, 2010
03:55AM |
Pop up Urinals
Local councils in London strategically place urinals at night in busy urban areas to prevent people from taking a pee in alleyways and streets. This keeps streets clean in busy nightlife areas. Urinals are removed late at night, emptied of content...
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Jeremy Innes-Hopkins
November 20, 2010
12:38AM |
Poo on your Poo - Gardiner CH4
Loowatt is a innovative toilet concept meant for developing nations that's made entirely out of recycled feces. Designed by Virginia Gardiner at the Design London Imperial College, Gardiner created the toilet in response to seeing the need for reu...
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Robb Schiller
November 21, 2010
10:56PM |
The X-Runner
This is a really interesting urban slum sanitation concept . The X-Runner is a practical toilet and sewage system for the third world. The unit can flip up and be rolled, to a local Biogas Plant where it can be turned into electricity.
Concept b...
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Adriana Olmos
November 22, 2010
11:52PM |
What can we learn from the past?
From below it can be seen that marketing of the toilet is what made Crappers products famous. The image was taken from a pub in Chester, original marketing print.
Contrary to widespread misconceptions, Crapper did not invent the water closet. H...
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James Inglesby
December 09, 2010
03:36PM |
I know it's clean because it smells like....
the scent of grapefruits. I love that sharp acidic scent! It makes me feel as though things are clean. And actually, some acidic fruits and natural sources have cleaning effects - coconut oil for example. How do we leverage natural resources to he...
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Jazmin Correa
November 30, 2010
05:58PM |
No toilet paper --> Disposable Mug
by Paul Sandip: " Indians prefer water to toilet paper and use plastic cups and empty bottles to hold water. This foldable mug is meant for washing after using public lavatories in train compartments. It is inexpensive, holds 1.2 liters of water,...
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Adriana Olmos
November 21, 2010
12:49AM |
Eco-baño
Este ejemplo es bastante usado en campings y lugares al aire libre, ya que no utiliza agua, sino a través del calor reduce los desechos los cuales proviamente se separan entre liquidos y sólidos, para así minimizar su mantención.
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Angélica Rodríguez
November 22, 2010
06:16PM |
