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Rieck, C., von Münch, E., Hoffmann, H. (2012). Technology review of urine-diverting dry toilets (UDDTs) - Overview on design, management, maintenance and costs. Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [3.13 MB]

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This technology review deals with a type of toilet designed specifically for dry excreta management called the urinediverting dry toilet (UDDT). It is a sanitation system for …

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GTZ (2009). UDDT complex at Adama University, Ethiopia - Overview plan of UDDTs and treatment site (BoQ and drawings). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit International Services (GTZ-IS), Ethiopia. [110.98 KB]

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Planning institution: GTZ, OtterWasser GmbH and MH Engineering P.L.C. …

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WTN (2008). WTN Project: School toilets and urinal complexes. [196.78 KB]

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Planning institution: Wherever the Need (WTN) …

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von Münch, E., Ingle, R. (eds.) (2012). Compilation of 25 case studies on sustainable sanitation projects from Africa. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany. [15.29 MB]

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The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) publishes case studies of sustainable sanitation projects from around the world to demonstrate the wide range of available technologies …

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SOIL (2011). The SOIL guide to ecological sanitation. Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), Sherburne NY, USA. [4.23 MB]

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The SOIL Guide to Ecological Sanitation was created in response to increasing requests from individuals and organizations interested in starting ecological sanitation (EcoSan) …

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EPP (2010). UDDTs for schools in Kenya - (technical drawings and BoQ). EU-SIDA-GTZ EcoSan Promotion Project (EPP). [1.79 MB]

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Planning institution: German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) …

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Kinstedt, K. (2012). Design of a Portable Ecological Sanitation Toilet for Disaster Relief. Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany. [377.81 KB]

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A portable toilet appropriate for disaster response is presented in this report. The urine is diverted and the feces undergo a lactofermentation process. Biochar is added also to …

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GIZ (2012). Worldwide list of 324 documented ecosan projects by various organisations. Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [61.46 KB]

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This project list of ecosan projects worldwide is regularly updated by the GIZ team. With "ecosan" we mean here sustainable sanitation / ecosan projects with reuse of some or all …

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Hesperian (2008). Three ways to build a dry toilet - Ecological toilets. [131.29 KB]

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Very short and simplified illustrated manual to build UDDTs with three different designs. Namely squatting, sitting with a bench or a toilet bowl. …

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Roma, E., Holzwarth, S., Buckley, C. (2011). Large-scale peri-urban and rural sanitation with UDDTs, eThekwini Municipality (Durban), South Africa - Case study of sustainable sanitation projects. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [704.79 KB]

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This case study is about a large-scale project of eThekwini Municipality (Durban), where free basic water supply and sustainable sanitation in form of UDDTs (urine diversion …

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