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

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

Management of human wastes

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

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

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

Events / Media Involvement

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

The UDD toilet from inside

Composting

Re-use of Sanitized EcoSan Products No application Urine application

Before

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Before

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Design public sanitation system and Information Center Stara Zagora Spa

Design of the interior

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