“To whom it may concern.

Good day,

I am the Operations Manager for the Gamtoos River Mouth Resort, a development of 450 houses on the banks of the Gamtoos River near Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern Cape.

Our development is situated in an ecologically sensitive, pristine piece of paradise, therefore our decision to install an environment friendly dry toilet system for our slip way, picnic and fishing sites next to the Gamtoos River with hundreds of visitors every year.

We chose to install the Ecosan Waterless toilet system about 15 years ago and we are to this day very happy with our choice, evident by the fact that we have just purchased another Ecosan toilet for a new picnic spot on the banks of the Gamtoos River. So now we have three toilets servicing all the visitors and residents of the development of 450 erven within our development, about 600 visitors every year.

The toilets are clean and hygienic, tough and durable and best of all they do not smell.

Our residents of the development are very happy with using them.

They are extremely low-maintenance systems, easy to use and easy to clean.

The waste is generally quite dry and we empty the solid catchment bag and use the dry solids as a soil conditioner, dig it into the ground, about once per year or as the needs arise.

I would recommend the Ecosan toilet to anyone looking to save water and minimize their impact on the environment and to have a clean healthy environment friendly system.

Best regards

Hannes Visagie, Gamtoos Mouth”

“…With 20 years experience in the portable toilet industry and ethos of providing innovative and creative products with care towards the environment, the sanitation engineer that designed the new Thrones (who is a longstanding member of the AfrikaBurn community) seemed like a good partner to involve. His idea was to create a new loo with a view that was portable, used recycled materials, and employed eco-friendly enzyme-based odour control. The system had been trialled at the Origin Festival, with great success just a few months before. The only thing left to do? Roll it out to the Tankwa. We talked logistics and arrival dates of the flat packed loos and headed back to The Yard to pack the rest of the gear…

…Construction started and with only a few minor hiccups (to be expected with a new design) we were well on our way to having all the components made ready for final placement and assembly…

…The units are standalone and can be forked even when full. Each unit starts with 200 litres of chemically treated liquid which provides a solid base. The chemical used is a combination of fruit oils and active enzymes. Initially it was thought the units would need to be tied down due to high wind and wobbling when in use, but they were more than sturdy enough without tying down…”

Africaburn Afterburn, Theme Fusion

“To whom it may Concern,

We as a NPO built and run two schools, one in Johannesburg and one in Eastern Cape, both have no access to sewage systems and constant water supply is also difficult. We tried different toilet concepts, from pit toilet, bucket system and flush toilets with a three stage septic tank. None of it worked properly given the intense usage of the school environment.

After some research we found the Ecosan system and installed the first four units 2009 for testing. the toilets work perfect, even under the humid conditions of the coast, there is hardly any smell. The cleaning staff need to get some training in cleaning them without using too much water and the kids need to be trained to open and close the lid while using them and the system works! Also important is to ensure that not too many persons use one toilet to make it work properly, so we installed another 18 units over the past years and didn’t have any problems so far.

As reference please visit:

Ithuba.org

buildcollective.net”