Are Communal Tiger Worm Toilets a sustainable option for camps?

Lucy Polson Humanitarian, WASH Impact Series, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

We tested Communal Tiger Worm Toilets in challenging conditions in Myanmar, and evaluated their sustainability. The ‘Tiger Team’ talk us through their findings. As increasing numbers of people are living in camp settings for longer, we need more sustainable alternatives to commonly used pit latrines.  Tiger Worm Toilets (TWTs) are a novel sanitary solution that contain composting worms to digest …

Sustainable emergency sanitation – no longer a pipe dream!

Lucy Polson General, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

How do you install safe and sustainable toilets in crowded refugee camps which are on boggy or rocky ground? We might have the answer. For World Toilet Day Lucy Polson discusses the merits of the urine diversion dry toilet and the tiger worm toilet. How can we build sustainable and user-friendly toilet options for refugee camps? It’s an ongoing challenge …