Sanergy Fresh Life Toilet

Product Description

The Sanergy Fresh Life Toilet is a urine diverting dry toilet housed within a prefabricated concrete structure. The floor has a squat plate and two holes, one for liquid waste and one for solid waste, that lead down to removable waste cartridges. Sanergy sells the toilet as part of a franchise model which includes waste collection services. The collection service transfers waste to a treatment facility where the waste is converted to energy, fertilizer, and insect protein for animal feed.

Market Suggested Retail Price

$588.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Sanergy

Manufacturing/Building Method

The Fresh Life Toilet is pre-fabricated in local, in-country workshops. The toilets are transported to the site and assembled in one day. Walls are fabricated in panels to provide easy transport through narrow passageways.

Intellectural Property Type

Other

User Provision Model

Users can obtain the Fresh Life Toilet from Sanergy and become a franchised Fresh Life Operator. Contact the communications team for quotes. FLO's can operate the toilet for commercial use on a pay-per-use model, or as a shared community toilet for residential and institutional use.

Distributions to Date Status

As of 2016, 732 Fresh Life Toilets have been distributed.

Design Specifications

The structure has a 3' x 5' footprint and can accommodate waste from approximately 120 uses per day.

Technical Support

Sanergy employees collect liquid and solid waste containers daily and replace them with clean containers. At the time of collection Sanergy employees also clean the Fresh Life Toilet. Fresh Life Operators are responsible for maintaining a clean FLT between collections.

Replacement Components

Replacement squat plates are available from Sanergy

Lifecycle

5-6 years

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

100% of the waste is safely treated

Vetted Performance Status

Unknown

Safety

Not specified. Waste is not handled by the Fresh Life Operator, however the FLO is responsible for maintaining the toilet in between daily waste collection services. The FLO is provided with training upon franchise purchase.

Complementary Technical Systems

A solar powered lantern is mounted to the roof to provide light at night. A hand-washing station is included inside the Fresh Life Toilet

Academic Research and References

Auerbach, D. (2016) Sustainable Sanitation Provision in Urban Slums – The Sanergy Case Study

Keefe, M. et al. (2015). Opportunities and limits to market- driven sanitation services : evidence from urban informal settlements in East Africa

London, T.; and Esper, E. (2014) Assessing poverty-alleviation outcomes of an enterprise-led approach to sanitation

Likoko, E. (2013). Ecological Management of Human Excreta in an Urban Slum: A Case Study of Mukuru in Kenya.

Compliance with regulations

According to the website, the cartridges are removed to Sanergy's waste management center and solid waste is treated in accordance with WHO, industry, and Kenyan government standards. Fertilizer is tested by third parties to ensure compliance with World Health Organization standards. Third party testing organization and testing methods not specified.

Other Information

Featured press and articles can be found on the Sanergy website. The Sanergy blog also has information divided into the following categories: Awards, Environment, Fellows, Fresh Life Operators, Government, Learning and Development, Partners, Policy, Press, Sanergy Team, schools, Technology, Uncategorized, Women, and Youth.

Comments from the Community

3 Comments

Emily says:

September 26, 2016 at 4:19 pm

Target user(s): I would add that this solution is specifically for users in high-density population settings (e.g. urban areas, potentially refugee camps), because this particular waste collection business model would not be cost-effective otherwise.
Emily says:

September 26, 2016 at 4:34 pm

Lifecycle: 5-6 years (source: https://docs.gatesfoundatio… pg 71)
Emily says:

September 26, 2016 at 5:01 pm

Sanergy:

Technology category: Urine-diverting dry toilet (UDDT)
Target product user: Community (not sure about public sector, but definitely not intended for individual households)
Pricing structure (does this include business model?): Franchising
Capacity: 25 L urine, 30 L feces
Treatment method: Anaerobic digestion to produce biogas
Lifetime: 5-6 years