Source Separation New Toilets for Indian Slums Heeb, J. (2003)
A new toilet center has been constructed in a slum in Bangalore/India, which allows separated collection of urine and feces. Urine is used directly as a fertiliser on an agricultural education campus. The feces are professionally composted. The compost is used to grow medical plants
on the campus as well as for banana production. A new sustainable development concept is being tested here, one which tackles the problems of sewage water and feces and creates an opportunity for one aspect of slum development: The income generated by the project (users fee, compost, bananas) can cover 50 % and more of the running cost of the toilet centers.
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Heeb, J. (2003). Source Separation New Toilets for Indian Slums
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Urine diversion dehydration toilets (UDDTs) Faeces or faecal sludgeUrban (entire city)Urban informal settlements (slums)English
