Biogas Digestion

January 8, 2011
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Rwanda’s Poo-Powered Prisons.   December 17, 2011.  BBC coverage with stunning photos of a toilet-based bio-gas system that provides heat and cooking fuel for Rwanda’s largest prison.

Public toilet with biogas plant and water kiosk Naivasha, Kenya.  Case study of by Onyango, P., Rieck, C. (2010).  The new public toilet block in a Kenyan bus station consists of 6 stalls, showers, and serves 300 people per day. A biogas plant was constructed to pre-treat the wastewater for reduction of pollution loads released into the sewer system and generation of biogas for cooking in a nearby kiosk.

Our Mission Through education and advocacy, PHLUSH helps local governments and citizen groups to provide equitable public restroom availability and to prepare for a pipe-breaking seismic event with appropriate ecological toilet systems.

Our Vision Toilet availability is a human right and well-designed sanitation systems restore health to our cities, our waters and our soils.

Public Hygiene Lets Us Stay Human (PHLUSH) was founded in Portland, Oregon and today collaborates with groups across North America.

PHLUSH is a member of the World Toilet Organization and a partner in the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance.

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