Sanitation upgrading programmes Lessons from the bucket eradication programme WIN-SA (2013)
The bucket sanitation system is considered to be one of the worst sanitation systems because of its violation of human dignity for the users and those responsible for collection and disposal of the human waste from bucket toilets. Additionally, it is considered to be unhygienic and expensive to maintain.
The South African national government took a decision to accelerate the eradication of the bucket sanitation system. Former President Mbeki in his state of the nation address of February 2006 set a target for the eradication of all pre- 1994 buckets from the formal townships by December 2007.
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WIN-SA (2013). Sanitation upgrading programmes Lessons from the bucket eradication programme Water Information Network (WIN-SA), South Africa
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