Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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

A Sanitation Journey

Black Soldier Fly Biowaste Processing: A Step-by-Step Guide. 2nd Edition

Methods for Faecal Sludge Analysis

Governance Arrangements for the Scaling Up of Small-Scale Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Systems – Lessons From India

Compendium of Sanitation Technologies in Emergencies

Eawag-Sandec's Research & Capacity Development Projects and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SOWATT – Selecting Organic Waste Treatment Technologies

Faecal Sludge Management: Highlights and Exercises

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

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

Romanian [10 MB]
Arabic [10 MB]
Russian [9 MB]
2nd edition French [6 MB]
2nd edition Spanish [10 MB]

Sandec News No. 23 [14 MB]

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

Delivering Safe Sanitation for All Areas for Action to Improve the Situation in the Pan-European Region [864 KB]

November 17, 2022

No tiger duck and no football club - the formula "yellow-black-grey" refers to the separation of wastewater streams at their source, i.e. at the toilet, washbasin or shower. This opens up new possibilities and saves resources. On the occasion of World Toilet Day on 19 November, a series of Eawag fact sheets shows how this can be done.