Comments on: Peepoo bag by Anders Wilhelmson

By: Monty

Monty — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:14:00 +0000

I love the concept, the design and the name. But the challenge is to consider how this solution works on a macro scale – hundreds of thousands of people living in a small area. Will it work there?

By: MakBhoot

MakBhoot — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:03:00 +0000

Why should bagging poop be considered a serious sanitation solution?

How the scaling up of the practice be manged – garbage dumps in an urban slum or rural street corner piled up with poop/urine bags? Addressing the problem of combined mass (including the peepoo bags) of human waste is challenging. Post disaster (rescue-relief-rehab phases) its certainly effective.

Besides mass generalization applicable to everyone of us, appropriate regional sanitation solutions need be integral to municipal managements (along with garbage) it’s not a glamorous task and however playful a thought may sound is welcome.

Toilet is the most complex and costly part of a house. Disposal of toilet waste is the among the most complex and costly operation for a campus or city. Human urine and excreta are toxic, foul smelling. Process of natural decomposition is prolonged and attracts major insects, deceases. Composting toilets remain only as romantic demonstrations good for community garden/co-op situations where people must diligently volunteer to maintain them. After the individual disposal only the problem compounds and the Peepoo bags provide only marginal advantage.

The scientists and researches experimenting with human waste need to note it’s not at all significant as bio-gas or fertilizer unlike the cows/chicken coops.

Bio gas from human excreta – say 100 people per day is not enough to of any use (warming water or light a bulb for a family) while urine/fecal matter could actually destroy a healthy plant within a week. Combined knowledge of everything from social dynamics to advanced chemistry and urban design is necessary to address this issue.

By: Lisa (Columbus, Ohio)

Lisa (Columbus, Ohio) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:37:03 +0000

My 6th grade class and I read the article about Peepoo bags in Scope magazine. They were facinated to learn what Peepoo bags can offer to approximately 40% of the world’s population who do not have access to modern toilets. I do not believe using a Peepoo bag in the areas where it is being used & utilizing it as fertilizer is any more degrading than the other options in such places. Certainly the health benefits provided by the Peepoo’s technology is a superior option to allowing 1.5 million children to die annually from diahrea, often contracted from contamination from human waste.

By: Audreyjimjack Ellis

Audreyjimjack Ellis — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:57:28 +0000

Stupid idea. Surely people will go into the bush – dig a hole – do their business then bury it as people have do traditionally…. After a few weeks – its broken down into fertiliser anyway. This is really a solution for overcrowded slum cities with no sanitation. Sanitation would be a better option. As for the bag…But surely they'd prefer to spend thier money on FOOD?

By: Sara, Toronto, ON

Sara, Toronto, ON — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:27:46 +0000

You're not dumb – I thought the same thing until I realized one could turn the bag inside out to catch and wipe, much like when picking up after one's dog.

Actually, this kind of product would come in handy for use by first world citizens camping with limited/no access to outdoor latrines…