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A Practical Guide for Building Simple Pit Latrines

  • manual
  • English

A step by step guide to the construction and use of a simple toilet.

Published by Practical Action on 08/26/11

A Practical Guide for Building Simple Pit Latrines - Guide Pratique pour la Construction de Latrine à Simple Fosse

  • manual
  • French

A step by step guide to the construction and use of a simple toilet.

Published by Practical Action on 09/04/11

Build Your Own Tippy Tap

  • Technical Brief
  • English

A simple device for washing your hands after going to the toilet.

S.Somnath/J.Buono, www.watershedmg.org , Published by Practical Action on 09/28/11

Build Your Own Tippy Tap - Arme Su Propio Tippy Tap

  • Technical Brief
  • Spanish

Un dispositivo simple para el lavado de manos después de ir al baño.

S.Somnath/J.Buono, www.watershedmg.org, Published by Indicorps on 10/03/11

Build Your Own Tippy Tap - Construir Sua Própria Tippy Tap

  • Technical Brief
  • Portuguese

A simple device for washing your hands after going to the toilet.

S.Somnath/J.Buono, www.watershedmg.org, Published by Practical Action on 10/03/11

Build Your Own Tippy Tap - Manuel de Construction d'un Tippy Tap

  • Technical Brief
  • French

A simple device for washing your hands after going to the toilet.

S.Somnath/J.Buono, www.watershedmg.org, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Building Toilets in Nepal

  • case study
  • English

Raising awareness of health and hygiene through the use of a video produced by Ankhi Jhyal and building toilets.

Mani Karmacharya, Published by Practical Action Nepal on 02/02/02

Collapsing Latrine Pits

  • Technical Brief
  • English

A short summary of the options to prevent your latrine pit from collapsing.

Bjourn Brandberg, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Compost Toilets

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This technical brief describes a compost toilet that has proved to be most effective in water-logged areas where...

Paul Calvert, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Ecological Sanitation: a concept

  • Technical Brief
  • English

Ecological sanitation ('ecosan') is the reuse of human excrement, which contains the nutrients required to fertilise...

Niall Boot, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Pit Emptying Systems

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This technical brief describes the main technology categories used for emptying on-site sanitation facilities,...

Niall Boot, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Reuse of Faeces and Urine

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This brief follows on from Ecological Sanitation: a concept. It describes methods of managing waste faeces and urine.

Niall Boot, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Training Manual for Eco-Toilet Construction

  • manual
  • English

A manual covering the different designs of eco san toilet from Bangladesh.

S. A. Abdullah Al Mamun & Raju Basak, Published by Practical Action Bangladesh on 10/13/11

Types of toilet and their suitability

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This Technical Brief outlines different types of toilets, and highlights some advantages and disadvantages which...

Naill Boot, Published by Practical Action on 08/02/08

Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine

  • Technical Brief
  • English

The Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine is an improvement on standard pit latrines that eliminates flies and odour.

Simon Farmer, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

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