Department Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development

Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development

Our mandate is to develop and test methods and technologies that help the worlds’ poorest access sustainable water and sanitation services.

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New Publications

SOWATT – Selecting Organic Waste Treatment Technologies

Faecal Sludge Management: Highlights and Exercises

Black Soldier Fly Biowaste Processing - A Step by Step Guide, Chinese

Black Soldier Fly Biowaste Processing - A Step by Step Guide, English

Pyrolysis of Biowaste in Low and Middle Income Settings. A Step-by-Step Manual

Compendium of Sanitation Technologies in Emergencies

Compendium

MOOC series «Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development»

Learn about sanitation, water, faecal sludge and solid waste management for free, wherever and whenever you want! More info: MOOC webpage.

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NEST receives Building Award 2019

June 11, 2019

For 13 years, the "building" foundation has been committed to promoting the next generation of engineers in the construction industry, which also includes the Building Award for remarkable and innovative engineering achievements in construction. This year's award in the "Research and Development" category goes to NEST, the modular research and innovation building of Empa and Eawag. Read more

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Research Projects

Identifying criteria to determine when a shared toilet can be considered of high quality in terms of user acceptability, impact on wellbeing and other potential quality indicators.

Quality Indicators of Shared Sanitation (QUISS)
FORWARD is an applied research project developing integrated strategies & technologies for the management of municipal organic solid waste in medium-sized cities of Indonesia.

Forward: From ORganic WAste to Recycling for Development
With Helvetas-Nepal, this project aims to establish a drinking water security strategy in rural communities

REACH: Improving Drinking Water Security in Nepal
Solid-Liquid Separation of Faecal Sludge: Understanding Governing Mechanisms for Improved Global Sanitation

Solid-Liquid Separation of Faecal Sludge

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