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Published on: 04/05/2012

Waste is a resource in the wrong place. People who have no sewer connection do go to the toilet though urban authorities seem to think differently given the neglect of the multitude of sanitation self-service models that have emerged in many cities.

During a webinar, which was organised on 2 May 2012, Joep Verhagen of the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre presented the results of a case study, which investigates a model that is based on the productive use of faecal sludge by farmers in and around Bengaluru (Bangalore), the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. This particular service has emerged without any technical or financial support.

A feature story entitled "Productive sanitation - the honey suckers of Bengaluru", based on this case study, was published in the July 2012 issue of New Agriculturist at: <http://www.new-ag.info/en/focus/focusItem.php?a=2728>.

 

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