The Circular Sanitation Economy: The Commercial Case and Economics for the Biological Cycle in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Disruptive Innovation Festival and panel with our TBC experts and businesses.
SuSanA Forum- Sludge pumps with better valves? - by: Chaiwe July 10, 2020Dear Andrew, It is quite interesting to hear that your experiences in Nairobi were similar. I honestly think that the Gulper needs a lot of work before we can even begin to consider it as a workable option for pit-emptying within many Sub-saharan Countries that do not commonly use wet pits. Regarding the eVac and Flexcravator, both of which are compact mecha […]
- How to handle non-organic waste in pit latrines / Comment traiter les déchets dans les latrines à fosse? (English / French Webinar (11 March) and discussion) - by: Chaiwe July 9, 2020Dear Christian, It is interesting to see how the webinar addressed the two main issues surrounding Solid Waste Management in relation to pit-emptying. i.e technology and enforcement. It is also great to see Aubrey's contribution to this discussion. Might I add, that The Flexcrevator was tested within pits in Lusaka during a pit-emptying technology rapid […]
- Is handwashing with ash safe? - Does it kill any viruses? - by: KellyKBaker July 9, 2020I am glad to see this topic come up. I conducted the research in a paper cited earlier in this thread where we examined whether the likelihood of diarrhea was different for households relying on soap versus ash: Baker, K.K., Dil Farzana, F., Ferdous, F., Ahmed, S., Kumar Das, S., Faruque, A.S.G., Nasrin, D., Kotloff, K.L., Nataro, J.P., Kolappaswamy, K., Lev […]
- How can I edit a Wikipedia article with or without having a Wikipedia login? And what about locked or protected articles? - by: Chaiwe July 9, 2020Dear Elisabeth, I find this post quite relevant even now, a couple of years since you posted it. I think it also accounts for a perfect 'i didn't know that' moment for many users on this forum. I often wondered who was behind the editing of Wikipedia articles. Turns out, this is something anyone who has access to Wikipedia can do so easily for […]
- COVID-19 and Water Utilities - Water Currents, July 9, 2020 - by: campbelldb July 9, 2020Dear Colleagues: Below is an excerpt from the latest Water Currents issue and the complete text is on the Globalwaters.org website: The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a financial crisis for water utilities as many of these service providers face drastic cuts in revenue and rising costs due to the pandemic. One report in this issue states that a survey by the W […]
- Sludge pumps with better valves? - by: Chaiwe July 10, 2020
