Africa's first sanitation technology demo centre opens

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Visitors take a stroll through the sanitation technologies on display. Last word Sanitation remains one of the most important elements of service delivery as the pre-local government elections’ open toilet saga demonstrated. Local municipalities can potentially be dazed by the myriad of technologies on offer, and it can become difficult to choose the right solution for the application. Africa’s first sanitation technology demonstration centre, which officially opened its (toilet) doors in May, is expected to go a long way in helping Africa’ s first sanitation technology demo centre opens in this regard. The open-air, permanent display centre, situated at CSIR’s Pretoria headquarters, displays full-scale examples of more than 30 sanitation products and technology – from full waterborne systems and dry sanitation to urine diversion toilets. All the toilets at the centre adhere to the basic sanitation policy requirements – namely safety, reliability and privacy. The centre was funded by the CSIR and the Water Research Commission.

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