EcoSanRes: Hygienic & cheap toilet seats
nuzbuz
Hi all,
I'm about to head to the mountains of Haiti to coordinate a WASH project there for a French NGO...the project currently offers basic squat-style dry latrines (Sanplat dome, VIP style), which may be used as ArborLoos in the future.
I've been told that the local community prefers toilets with seats, rather than squat toilets. However my NGO is hesitant to offer concrete seats as they consider them unhygienic/difficult to clean. A project nearby has offered upturned plastic buckets with holes cut into them as an alternative.
Does anyone know of any other very cheap and simple alternatives to concrete seats that could be made out of locally-sourced materials?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Vanessa
canaday5
Dear Vanessa,
A number of such designs can be seen on my blog, http://www.inodoroseco.blogspot.com. One similar to the one shown in the Shuin Mamus community we built recently in a Zápara community in one morning, with the participation of the high school students.
It would be a pleasure to help you. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance.
Best wishes,
Chris Canaday in Ecuador
--- In ecos...@yahoogroups.com, "nuzbuz" <vanessa.lea@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm about to head to the mountains of Haiti to coordinate a WASH project there for a French NGO...the project currently offers basic squat-style dry latrines (Sanplat dome, VIP style), which may be used as ArborLoos in the future.
>
> I've been told that the local community prefers toilets with seats, rather than squat toilets. However my NGO is hesitant to offer concrete seats as they consider them unhygienic/difficult to clean. A project nearby has offered upturned plastic buckets with holes cut into them as an alternative.
>
> Does anyone know of any other very cheap and simple alternatives to concrete seats that could be made out of locally-sourced materials?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
> Vanessa
>
Richard Holden
Hi all,
I'm about to head to the mountains of Haiti to coordinate a WASH project there for a French NGO...the project currently offers basic squat-style dry latrines (Sanplat dome, VIP style), which may be used as ArborLoos in the future.
I've been told that the local community prefers toilets with seats, rather than squat toilets. However my NGO is hesitant to offer concrete seats as they consider them unhygienic/difficult to clean. A project nearby has offered upturned plastic buckets with holes cut into them as an alternative.
Does anyone know of any other very cheap and simple alternatives to concrete seats that could be made out of locally-sourced materials?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Vanessa
ThomasC
Hi Chris-
When I click on your blog I get a weird message from
blogspot.com.
Tom Carter
--- In ecos...@yahoogroups.com, "canaday5" <omaere@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Vanessa,
>
> A number of such designs can be seen on my blog, http://www.inodoroseco.blogspot.com. One similar to the one shown in the Shuin Mamus community we built recently in a Zápara community in one morning, with the participation of the high school students.
>
> It would be a pleasure to help you. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance.
>
> Best wishes,
> Chris Canaday in Ecuador
>
> --- In ecos...@yahoogroups.com, "nuzbuz" <vanessa.lea@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm about to head to the mountains of Haiti to coordinate a WASH project there for a French NGO...the project currently offers basic squat-style dry latrines (Sanplat dome, VIP style), which may be used as ArborLoos in the future.
> >
> > I've been told that the local community prefers toilets with seats, rather than squat toilets. However my NGO is hesitant to offer concrete seats as they consider them unhygienic/difficult to clean. A project nearby has offered upturned plastic buckets with holes cut into them as an alternative.
> >
> > Does anyone know of any other very cheap and simple alternatives to concrete seats that could be made out of locally-sourced materials?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help,
> > Vanessa
> >
>
canaday5
Hi Tom,
Computers and the internet are quirkier than one would think.
When I type in www.inodoroseco.blogspot.com, it works, but if I click on the link, it does not. Nonetheless, try clicking on http://inodoroseco.blogspot.com, as it seems to work without the www, even though before the reverse was true. It may somehow be a sign of the platform being overloaded ... or who knows?
((Vanessa, how are your plans proceeding?))
Best wishes,
Chris
--- In ecos...@yahoogroups.com, "ThomasC" <tomascarter@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris-
> When I click on your blog I get a weird message from
> blogspot.com.
> Tom Carter
> --- In ecos...@yahoogroups.com, "canaday5" <omaere@> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Vanessa,
> >
> > A number of such designs can be seen on my blog, http://www.inodoroseco.blogspot.com. One similar to the one shown in the Shuin Mamus community we built recently in a Zápara community in one morning, with the participation of the high school students.
> >
> > It would be a pleasure to help you. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Chris Canaday in Ecuador
> >
> > --- In ecos...@yahoogroups.com, "nuzbuz" <vanessa.lea@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm about to head to the mountains of Haiti to coordinate a WASH project there for a French NGO...the project currently offers basic squat-style dry latrines (Sanplat dome, VIP style), which may be used as ArborLoos in the future.
> > >
> > > I've been told that the local community prefers toilets with seats, rather than squat toilets. However my NGO is hesitant to offer concrete seats as they consider them unhygienic/difficult to clean. A project nearby has offered upturned plastic buckets with holes cut into them as an alternative.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know of any other very cheap and simple alternatives to concrete seats that could be made out of locally-sourced materials?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for your help,
> > > Vanessa
> > >
> >
>
sindrei
Richard,
I am also interested in offering the painted concrete option in my group's design. Can you explain a little more about it - is there a particular kind of paint that makes it particularly easy to clean and nice looking?
Samantha
--- In ecos...@yahoogroups.com, Richard Holden <richarddholden@...> wrote:
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> Painted concrete pedestals are very easy to keep clean, durable and far
> easier to sell to the community than an upturned plastic bucket with a hole
> in it. Why don't you show the alternatives to the community and let them
> make the choice instaed of choosing for them
>
> Richard
>
> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:00 PM, nuzbuz <vanessa.lea@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm about to head to the mountains of Haiti to coordinate a WASH project
> > there for a French NGO...the project currently offers basic squat-style dry
> > latrines (Sanplat dome, VIP style), which may be used as ArborLoos in the
> > future.
> >
> > I've been told that the local community prefers toilets with seats, rather
> > than squat toilets. However my NGO is hesitant to offer concrete seats as
> > they consider them unhygienic/difficult to clean. A project nearby has
> > offered upturned plastic buckets with holes cut into them as an alternative.
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know of any other very cheap and simple alternatives to
> > concrete seats that could be made out of locally-sourced materials?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help,
> > Vanessa
> >
> >
> >
>
David Crosweller
Hello all,
I have asked somebody else to upload the photos (I cannot remember my login details) but I saw a simple concrete pedestal unit in Lamu, Kenya last year. A bucket underneath and a tube running to a container was all that was needed in adition. If you can find it, red oxide paint for the concrete top is very useful as it stops urine from staining as well.
Best Regards,
David Crosweller
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