Terra Preta Sanitation - Container Toilet with Lactic Acid Fermentation
Channel: Ralf Otterpohl
Date: 25/09/2013

The sanitation problem is basically solved. For just a few cents per person and day toilets can be installed almost everywehre - however, it will require a collection system and land that is suitable.

This funny but real life animation shows in a nutshell how sanitation can be made to integrate with nature. WTO (World toilet Organisation! . ) -TUHH-Toilet Design Award winning model by Sabine Schober with Triften Design Studio, Hamburg, Germany is shown and now getting ready for production. A new award from sustainable production sciences will call for further ideas for the technical perfection of this beautful stand alone sanitation system. Hamburg University of Technology TUHH is performing research on Terra Preta Sanitation, with high respect for the amazing findings in the Amazon where ancient cultures made the best long-term fertile soils by biowaste and sanitation with addition of some charcoal. Charcoal can be produced in Woodgas Stoves while cooking a meal in an energy efficient way. 

Efficient water protection meets the opportunity of building good soil for reforestation. This adds to water renewal in an win-win-win-sitauation. We are interested in scientific follow up to implemnent this type of sanitation in a pilot project for at least 5000 inhabitants. Container toilets are only suitable with professional operation.

Ralf Otterpohl