Sludge reuse
This booklet provides detailed explanations of construction techniques and advises community members on building improved, affordable emptiable latrines suitable for the City of Kigali.
Deep row entrenchment (DRE) was piloted as an innovative solution for faecal sludge disposal and reuse in small towns lacking formal treatment plants and where pit emptiers had to haul emptied sludge over long distances. The project involved collaboration with town and district officials to identify suitable pilot locations. In addition, pit emptiers were trained…
A presentation from Uganda’s Water and Environment Week highlighting the Water For People Uganda team’s experience working with the National Water and Sewerage Corporation to produce and sell fecal sludge briquettes in Kampala.
A fact sheet from the Water For People Uganda team outlining the step-by-step process for making briquettes from faecal sludge in Kampala and Lira.
Oxfam report featuring the Water For People Uganda team’s process for fecal sludge treatment and charcoal briquette production in Lira.
A technical note detailing the faecal sludge composting process and testing results from application in Uganda’s Kitgum district.
A blog on the Water For People Uganda team’s work implementing two Decentralized Fecal Sludge Treatment (DEFAST) in northern Uganda’s Lira and Kitgum districts. Turning Waste into Fuel | Water For People