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INTRODUCING
THE TOILET BOARD COALITION
2021 ACCELERATOR COHORT
The
Toilet Board Coalition has
selected the next Cohort of
entrepreneurs for its
2021 Accelerator. This sixth
round of the programme
attracted 152 applicants, of
which 38 were included in
the shortlist, and 8 were
ultimately selected by our
board members. We are proud
to introduce you to the
8 companies of the 2021
Accelerator Programme:
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AKYAS
SANITATION
Akyas offers bags as portable
waste treatment
system -
meaning, we put an
entire expensive
wastewater
treatment plant
into a single bag
that is
affordable,
adaptable and
portable.
Website: https://www.akyas-sanitation.com/
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PIKKU
VIHREA
Pikkuvihreä, founded in 1992, is a
family-owned company
based in Finland
specializing in dry
toilet solutions,
water purifiers and
composting. We
offer products and
solutions worldwide,
both to private
cottages and homes as
well as to public
sites, such as
marinas, camping
sites, natural parks
etc.
Website: https://www.pikkuvihrea.fi/en/
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GD
FITTINGS
GD Fittings has been innovating
plumbing products in
South Africa since
1986. We are pioneers
in water-saving
technology
and our products are
manufactured using plastic
injection molding,
making them durable,
safe and
cost-effective.
Website: http://gdfittings.com/
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AEROSAN
TOILETS
Based in Halifax, Canada and supported
by the Bill &
Melinda Gates
Foundation (BMGF),
Aerosan is on a
mission to provide sanitation
to the world’s
poorest and most
vulnerable.
Aerosan has developed
robust dry
sanitation systems
that can be installed
in less than two hours
in emergency,
humanitarian and
development settings
at low-cost. The
Aerosan system uses
air in the form of
ventilation to
eliminate odors and
improve waste
digestion, making the
system attractive to
users and a great
plug-in for any
waste-to-value
operation.
Website: https://www.aerosantoilets.ca/
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FLUID
ROBOTICS
Fluid Robotic uses technology to
effectively monitor
sanitation
infrastructure.
Monitored wastewater
generated by over 10
million people,
resulted in a
reduction of 20MLD
of water leakages,
increasing treatment
of over 700 MLD of
previously untreated
sewage entering
urban lakes and
rivers. Futhermore
data like this has
helped map the
sanitation
infrastructure,
analyse sewage
samples, and
significantly reduce
water pollution.
Website: http://www.fluidrobotics.com/
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WOLOO
Clean, Aspirational Washrooms for
Women
Woloo is a Loo-Discovery platform
application for
women to locate the
nearest clean &
hygienic washrooms
hosted by
restaurants, cafes
and retail stores.
Women can use the
toilets while also
availing the
services &
benefits offered by
the host partner.
The platform enables
retailers to host
existing washrooms
at their stores for
additional customer
walk-ins and
business. It is a
tech-enabled
subscription-based
hygiene service with
an objective to
address the social
issue of hygiene
access for women
in public places.
Website: http://woloo.in/
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TRASHCON
Scalable technology for decentralized
mixed waste
segregation
& circular
dry waste
applications in
sanitation
upgradation.
Website: https://trashcon.in/
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ORGANICA
BIOTECH
Organica Biotech developed a septic
tank treatment
& maintenance
product which
charges it with
biologicals to
prevent accumulation
of sludge and
overflow, control
odour, and mitigate
needs for frequent
suctioning or
degradation of
faecal matter.
Website: https://organicabiotech.com/
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Applications are now OPEN for
the 2022 Accelerator!
The TBC Accelerator seeks to amplify
and accelerate business models
for low-income markets that
operate within the Sanitation
Economy – especially in
the areas of toilet product
& service innovation,
circular economy sanitation
waste management, digital
applications for sanitation.
Specifically, we look for:
- Sanitation
business models that are
market-based: The
Accelerator programme
works with business to
optimise their business
model, proving the
viability of profitable
and investable sanitation
initiatives.
- Sanitation
businesses that are
innovative:
From business models to
products, demand creation
to financing mechanisms,
the Toilet Board Coalition
accelerates businesses
that approach the business
of sanitation from a fresh
perspective.
- Sanitation
Business models that are
scalable: 4.5
billion people do not have
access to a safe
sustainable sanitation
system. To meet this need
as quickly as possible,
we’re focusing on building
market-based sanitation
initiatives that can be
taken to scale.
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