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Posted on Jul 22, 2015 | Posted by Jayanthi Vasudevan | Tags: bio-toilets, waterless urinals, human waste, Zerodor, biogas | Comments (0)

A tale of two companies that are profiting from eco-friendly disposal of human waste

Dhamra in Odisha is a quaint, small town on the banks of the river it is named after. It may have developed into a vital port back in the 15th century, but lacked sanitation facilities even until 2012. Hyderabad-based Banka BioLoo introduced its low-maintenance bio-toilets in this region and, soon, residents made a beeline for these covered loos that hygienically dispose of human waste without need for septic tanks or waste treatment plants.

In a small village in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar, the residents were so thrilled on seeing covered toilets — the portable bio-toilets manufactured by Banka BioLoo — for the first time that they stole them, along with the accompanying tanks.

The IIM-Gandhinagar campus under construction on the banks of Sabarmati river will install Ekam Eco Solutions’ waterless urinals, which will annually save thousands of litres of water.

In a country where 50 per cent of the population defecates in the open and the rest daily flush gallons of water down the toilet, two companies are working overtime to find cost-effective alternatives. Along the way, they are building a successful business in environment-friendly disposal of human waste...........Read more

Source web page: BusinessLine

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