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LEGISLATION AND SANITATION Experiences from Finland Kati Hinkkanen

LEGISLATION AND SANITATION Experiences from Finland Kati Hinkkanen TAMK University of Applied Sciences. FINLAND. 5,3 million citizens 19 % not connected to sewerage systems 500 000 summer cottages without sewerage Every Finn has used a dry toilet!. Sparcely populated.

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LEGISLATION AND SANITATION Experiences from Finland Kati Hinkkanen

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  1. LEGISLATION AND SANITATION • Experiences from Finland • Kati Hinkkanen • TAMK University of Applied Sciences

  2. FINLAND • 5,3 million citizens • 19 % not connected to sewerage systems • 500 000 summer cottages without sewerage • Every Finn has used a dry toilet!

  3. Sparcely populated

  4. LAND OF THOUSANDS OF LAKES • Quality of surface water improving • Groundwater drinkable in most areas • 300 000 km coastal line • 76 000 Islands • 187 000 lakes and ponds • 10 % of surface area lakes • 647 rivers

  5. WHY DRY SANITATION FOR FINLAND? • Protect the lake and your property value ”So that our children can swim” • Areas with low population density • Lack of water on bedrock areas • Rural tourism and national parks • Security  Works through out the winter • Nutrients for use

  6. LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY OF SANITATION • Government Decree on Treating Domestic Wastewater in Areas Outside Sewer Networks 542 / 2003 • Fertilizer production law 539 / 2006 • Municipal regulations on construction, waste management and health protection

  7. Legislation supports dry solutions Graywater 2014 Water Toilet Bacteria N P BOD

  8. Booming Sanitation Business • New legislation fueled the sanitation business • Talk about the waste water treatment  education, training, public dissemination, research and testing facilities, etc. • New technologies invented, new business ideas for services • Indoor models of waterless toilets become more common • Quality of outdoor models improves

  9. TOILETS FOR BATHROOMS

  10. TOILETS FOR BACKYARD

  11. TOILETS FOR TOURISM

  12. NUTRIENTS FOR REUSE Commercial use regulated with legislation • Permits and quality plan rather easy to get • At the moment usually combined with sludge management because volumes are quite small

  13. NUTRIENTS FOR REUSE • Own yard  own business • Composting very common • Urine use not as common as in Sweden

  14. POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR DRY SANITATION STRONG • Politicians also have used dry toilets • Ministers and Members of European Parliament • Embassador of dry toilets member of the Finnish Parliament • Local authorities in over 400 municipalities more difficult to convince

  15. CULTURE KEEPS IT INTERESTING • Poems and books about toilets and their use • Appearances on TV shows • Articles in news papers and magazines • Competitions every summer in Yellow Newspapers on most beautiful toilets • Toilet Association since 2003 • Dry Toilet Conferences, next will be organised in 2009!

  16. Thank you! Kiitos! Perästä kuuluu!

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