SuSanA Forum- Looking for case studies on sanitation and climate change - by: Petra February 28, 2020Thank you Soeren. Unfortunately these countries don't quite fit with the regions we are looking at. But thanks nevertheless.
- Re: [SuSanA Forum] Composting toilets do not produce compost - true or false? And is "composting toilet" a misnomer? (Composting toilets, Arborloos) - by: AndyWarren February 28, 2020Geoff is certainly right about the lignin in wood. We have often recommended Hemcore (or similar - that's a proprietory name) which comes from industrial hemp and breaks down more easily. However, it's not so easily available. If wood is to be used we recommend shavings as these create more air spaces in the pile and it is far less likely to become […]
- What happens when things go wrong in menstrual health and hygiene practice/programming/policy? - by: CharlotteM February 28, 2020Hi all, 28th Feb: Question 13: How do you think we can create a culture in the MHH sector where people talk about things that go wrong and share their lessons more openly, so that we don’t keep making the same mistakes? Please follow the links below to carry on with the discussion: www.yammer.com/washinschoolsnetwork/ twitter.com/FSM_Fail Regards Charlotte […]
- Re: [SuSanA Forum] Composting toilets do not produce compost - true or false? And is "composting toilet" a misnomer? (Composting toilets, Arborloos) - by: joeturner February 28, 2020As geoff says, much of the carbon in wood chips are in lignin which takes a long time to breakdown, and is resistant to the microbes you actually want to be growing in faecal compost. Also if it is chips, the surface area is low. It would be better, but probably still not great, to use sawdust. It still puzzles me why anyone could possibly imagine that this […]
- Plastic waste in pits; looking for data, studies, information on the amount of plastic waste in pit latrines - by: muench February 28, 2020There is a publication in the SuSanA library that should be useful for this topic (you might have seen it already, Christian): Mathews, R. E., Stretz, J. (2019). Source-to-Sea Framework for Marine Litter Prevention: Preventing Plastic Leakage from River Basins. Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Stockholm, Sweden www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/ […]
- Looking for case studies on sanitation and climate change - by: Petra February 28, 2020
Schools Promoting Learning Achievement through Sanitation and Hygiene – SPLASH
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