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Ecological Sanitation (UDT)

Thematic Area
Sustainable Development and International Cooperation
Water and Cities
Water, energy and Food
Innovation
Location
Application Areas
Water Services
Agriculture
Scope
R&D
Business

Entity

Description

The Ecological Sanitation (EcoSan) concept is a resources-oriented technology rooted on a material and energy recovery perspective. This approach may be used in rural zones or peri-urban areas or, on the contrary, in urban buildings when a strong sustainability and circular economy options are envisaged. Among the different EcoSan processes, the urine diversion toilet (UDT) is the one that provides a source separation, that is, the urine separation from faeces.