OUR TECHNOLOGY
We have chosen the technology of the urine diverting bucket toilet. The technology is modeled off of the Peter Schwartz toilet. So why did we choose this technology?
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The least expensive solution: We wanted to choose the least expensive technology to allow it to be accessible for growth. Keeping it monetarily more accessible to the members of the community is key for the success of the technology.
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Needs the least amount of infrastructure: When working in community that has very little if any infrastructure (piping, sewage system) for sanitation, choosing technology that needs vast infrastructure would not be appropriate for the community's needs.
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Can be assembled within the village: This is important for our community development model. If the toilets can be assembled within the village, it will give the members of the community hands on knowledge of how the toilets work and will reduce the need to import expensive special technologies. This will also support the internal economics of the community.
Produces Composting: Perhaps the best part of the technology is that it produces composting. Many members of the community farm, and this would help produce free fertilizer for their farms. However, because this is an intermediate technology, the toilet itself does not produce composting, so the community members will have to be educated on how to properly compost the products of the toilet.
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Our Updated Model: We drafted plans for a potential updated model of this technology. We made it more compact, and free standing so that it is able to be placed in already existing structures. WeWit the updates, materials cost is still low and the building process is still simple.
