Piloting a low-cost hardware intervention to reduce improper disposal of solid waste in communal toilets in low-income settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Piloting a low-cost hardware intervention to reduce improper disposal of solid waste in communal toilets in low-income settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract Background Bangladesh faces daunting challenges in addressing the sanitation needs of its urban poor. Maintaining the cleanliness and functionality of communal toilets is dependent upon periodic emptying of fecal sludge, and cooperation between users of communal toilets. Trash disposal into...

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Main Authors: Farzana Yeasmin, Stephen P. Luby, Ronald E. Saxton, Fosiul A. Nizame, Mahbub-Ul Alam, Notan Chandra Dutta, Abdullah-Al Masud, Dalia Yeasmin, Anita Layden, Habibur Rahman, Rachel Abbott, Leanne Unicomb, Peter J. Winch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Urban sanitation
Fecal sludge management
Communal toilets
Waste disposal
Low-income community
Toilet functionality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4693-x

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