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  3. Converting sewage waste into compost

Converting sewage waste into compost

  • Composting toilet wastes

Broader

Decomposing organic materials
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Creating domestic waste recycling schemes
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Improving unsanitary toilet facilities
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Facilitates

Reducing sewage as a pollutant
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Facilitated by

Using waterless toilet systems
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Marketing compost
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Related

Increasing information exchange on low cost sanitation
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Generating biogas for fuel
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Value

Wastage
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Reference

Harper, Peter: Fertile Waste: managing your domestic sewage
Jenkins, Joseph: The Humanure Handbook: A guide to composting human mManure

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean EnergySustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(D) Detailed strategies
Subject
  • Geology » Soil
  • Amenities » Living conditions » Living conditions
  • Industry » Manufacturing processes
  • Societal problems » Waste
  • Societal problems » Effluent
    • Content quality
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024