Transport Logistics

In a standardised service concept a collector, employed at a resource recovery plant (RRP), collects faeces and urine twice-weekly from the toilets and delivers both to the RRP.

In order to obtain safe and hygienic working conditions, faeces will be removed in a self-sealing container, whereas urine will be pumped.

Based on GIS data of four informal settlements, stochastic modelling reveals that despite labour-intensive collection in rather complex setups, transport logistics can be safe and feasible for 1 US cent per user and day.

Further information: Poster "Transport Logistics" at the "Reinvent the Toilet Fair", Seattle, August 2012 [pdf]