Bioseptic Site: an ecological option for sanitation

Around 100 million Brazilians do not have access to a sewage collection system. According to the Trata Brasil Institute, more than 5,522 Olympic-sized swimming pools of untreated sewage are dumped into the environment every day. In rural areas, this alarming situation is more evident, and therefore, low-cost, ecological solutions can be good alternatives to alleviate the problem. This is the case of the bioseptic bed, also known as a “banana pit…

Improving sanitation: What works and what doesn’t

Approximately one billion people worldwide lack access to proper sanitation. How does this impede development, and what investments are necessary to bridge this gap?