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EU Sanitation Policies and Practices in the 2008 International Year of Sanitation

This article explores the state of sanitation in rural Bulgaria and discusses the challenges faced in implementing sustainable sanitation practices. It also proposes solutions such as decentralized wastewater management, eco-sanitation, and community involvement.

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EU Sanitation Policies and Practices in the 2008 International Year of Sanitation

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  1. EU Sanitation Policies and Practices in the 2008 International Year of Sanitation Sustainable Sanitation for Rural Bulgaria Diana Iskreva-Idigo Earth Forever, Bulgaria Brussels, 29.01.08

  2. Bulgarian Villages • Centralized water supply in 96% of the villages in the country; • No sewer, no working mechanism for wastewater management in 98% of the villages in the country; • No solid waste collection in 70% of the villages.

  3. Management of human wastes

  4. Management of wastewater / greywater • Very few households produce wastewater – only greywater; • Soakaways for waste / greywater; • Emptying of the soakways; • Discharge in the garden; • Discharge in the neighbor’s garden; • Discharge along the street; • Discharge in the nearby gully.

  5. Sanitation – the remaining 2% of the villages • Wastewater • Parcial sewer. No wastewater treatment facilites; • Illegal discharge of the sewers.

  6. Multistakeholders in a village sanitation project • Villagers; • Local authority; • Regional authorities; • National authorities; • Special approach to elder youth and women.

  7. Events / Media Involvement

  8. EcoSan for Bulgarian Villages • UDD toilets, plus • Waterless urinal, plus • Greywater treatment facility: vertical planted soil filter, mulch filter, plus • Sanitizing of ecosan products, incl. composting, vermicomposting, plus • Reuse of ecosan sanitized products to improve soil facility for more efficient agriculture.

  9. The UDD toilet from inside

  10. Composting

  11. Re-use of Sanitized EcoSan Products No application Urine application

  12. Before

  13. Now

  14. Before

  15. Now

  16. Design public sanitation systemand Information CenterStara Zagora Spa

  17. Design of the interior

  18. Thank you for your attention!

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