Public urine diverting composting toilet for washers - leachates are treated in the small artificial wetland on the side.
<p>Technology
This public ecosan toilet is located next to the District Nursery close to the town center.  It allows washers to use water for anal cleaning without having to move to a new location.  The inside of the cabins looks just like a regular urine diverting double vault ecosan toilet. The vaults, however, are equipped with a drainage system that collects the leachates generated by the water used in anal cleaning and discharges them into a small horizontal flow wetland that treats the leachates.  Instead of the ash usually used in ecosan toilets, chopped straw is added after each defecation.  The toilet thus works as a true composting toilet rather than with dehydration.
</p><p>Capacity
The toilet has two stands and is used by the personnel of the District Nursery, a nearby family (together about 15 people) and the public in general.
</p><p>Investment costs
About 3.3 mil. UGX for the two stand toilet
</p><p>Operation
The toilet is taken care of by a member of the nearby family.  The caretaker keeps the toilet clean and provides a cup of chopped straw or dry leaves, a jar of water and toilet paper to outside users, who are paying 100.- UGX for each visit.  These three items are depicted in front in the picture.
Instructions for the use of the toilet are posted inside each one of the cabins.
</p><p>Benefits
•Hygienization and safe disposal of human waste
•Utilization of both liquids and solids as fertilizer products
•The toilet does not affect the groundwater and is not affected by it
•No danger of collapsing pits
•Low costs for emptying the toilet
•Pleasant environment for the users with little smell and few flies
•Acceptable to washers and the Muslim community in particular
</p><p>Environmental threats
The toilet is constructed above ground and does not release any liquids into the ground.  The small artificial wetland for the treatment of the leachates is sealed by a natural layer of clay.
</p><p>Problems encountered
Since the local family has been made responsible for the operation of the toilet, the toilet has been clean and functioning well.  
So far, usage by the public has been low (about one visit per day), but chances are that public usage will pick up as the toilet is becoming more known.
The quantity of organic material added after toilet use has originally been too low, but after some explanation, this has improved.
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Some level of odors has developed inside the stands, indicating that better ventilation, possibly using small ventilators, would help.
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