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Design for Sanitation

How does design influence train toilet hygiene?

Humans are travelling, and they may need a toilet on the go. However, they try to avoid this toilet because they perceive it as being dirty. This research project improved the Dutch train toilet's hygiene by reducing physical, mental, and social distances between toilet, dirt, a ...
BACKGROUND: The train toilet can form a barrier for those wishing to travel by train as it is perceived as being dirty, and therefore its use as being unpleasant. In addition, Dutch train toilet users have the additional issue of storing their hand luggage in the toilet’s confine ...

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SEMiLLA Sanitainer

From shipping container to circular sanitation solution in Ghana

Poor sanitation is a challenge around the world, more than 2 billion people lack access to basic sanitary facilities like a toilet. In Ghana, it is estimated 25% of children under the age of five die because of diarrhea. A disease that often can be prevented by providing hygienic ...