A simple innovation that converts waste to use, and does it in a sanitized way caught our attention. The Peepoo bag addresses lack of hygienic access to toilet faced by 40 percent of world population and offers a solution that is simple and effective.
The Peepoo bag can serve as a personal, portable and low-cost latrine for all those who don't have one. Designed for use sitting, squatting or standing, the single-use, biodegradable plastic bag measures 14 by 38 cm and is lined with a urea-coated gauze layer that disinfects all waste. Used bags are odour-free for at least 24 hours and are safe for burial underground.
Within two to four weeks after use, however, their contents get converted to high-quality fertilizer. No chemicals, no energy intake, no water intake! The energy use in fertilsers accounts for 30-40 percent of energy used in agriculture. And 25 percent of emissions.
Following field tests last year in Kenya and India, the Peepoo bag is scheduled to begin production this summer.
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