http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/05/29/sewage-sucker-relieves-slumdogs-from-manually-emptying-pit-latrines/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/05/29/sewage-sucker-relieves-slumdogs-from-manually-emptying-pit-latrines/comment-page-1/#comment-60350 humphrey Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:17:22 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3041#comment-60350 nice innovation and pretty useful. I work in the humanitarian sector and i have realized in most instances sanitation programs are jeopardized by rapidly filling latrines and lack of further funding to replace these. I also notice due to different cultural diversity some of the communities dont at wish to re use the slabs even after organizations paying for new pits. I guess yr innovation is quite good for these scenarios and is viable and probably cost effective. However, is there a way to treat the effluent so that you can dump in without causing any environmental disaster eg polluting groundwater? What is the cost of this equipment anyway and can it be made locally by local mechanis? nice innovation and pretty useful. I work in the humanitarian sector and i have realized in most instances sanitation programs are jeopardized by rapidly filling latrines and lack of further funding to replace these. I also notice due to different cultural diversity some of the communities dont at wish to re use the slabs even after organizations paying for new pits. I guess yr innovation is quite good for these scenarios and is viable and probably cost effective. However, is there a way to treat the effluent so that you can dump in without causing any environmental disaster eg polluting groundwater? What is the cost of this equipment anyway and can it be made locally by local mechanis?

]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/05/29/sewage-sucker-relieves-slumdogs-from-manually-emptying-pit-latrines/comment-page-1/#comment-60351 sm hudson Sat, 30 May 2009 23:31:12 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3041#comment-60351 I have to admit, I had never really thought about pit latrines being emptied and where the waste might be placed that would so endanger the population. Such a ghastly job; good to see an improvement for the people doing it. I am left wondering though, if there might still be a problem of where to unload the contents. Not a pretty topic, but necessary to find the right answers. I guess I'll have to contact the organizations I currently support and ask. I have to admit, I had never really thought about pit latrines being emptied and where the waste might be placed that would so endanger the population. Such a ghastly job; good to see an improvement for the people doing it. I am left wondering though, if there might still be a problem of where to unload the contents. Not a pretty topic, but necessary to find the right answers. I guess I’ll have to contact the organizations I currently support and ask.

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