Eco+Sanct: Closing the Loop on Sanitation
- Trina
- May 22, 2019
- 1 min read
Everywhere in the world, "sanitation and poop" has never garnered any affection in dinners, in international development, nor in public health, and/ or economic planning. Sanitation has been neglected and ignored; and one of the biggest reasons perhaps is the biological and socio cultural disgust and bias against human wastes and wastes in general.
Eco-Sanitation philosophy proposes a way to embrace sanitation in a circular and/or, closed-loop system where human excreta is accepted as nutrient source, as a resource and/or asset in human societies. The S.P.A. Aqua Prima recognizes the value of eco+sanitation, and is committed to champion eco+sanitation in projects wherever possible.
Along with other initiatives that promote sustainability and health, the S.P.A. will endeavor to promote a zero-waste lifestyle and a peaceful and healthy planet.
I thought the article did a good job explaining how Eco Sanct uses nature to improve sanitation and why closing the loop matters for people and the planet. It made me think about a week last semester when I had to juggle projects and deadlines and really needed to Finish my online calculas class before I could focus on anything else. That taught me that staying organised and asking for help can make hard work feel more possible.
I read the short post about Eco+Sanct closing the loop on sanitation, and it talks about seeing human waste not as trash but as a nutrient resource in a circular sanitation system that can help soil and water health instead of just being thrown away. This idea of turning waste into something useful really made me think about systems and sustainability. Last semester I was so swamped I needed take my online class cheap just to keep up when deadlines hit all at once. It showed me that looking for smarter solutions, whether in school or in the world, can change how we handle problems