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It's something we all do every day. It's so common we don't even think about it.
We wake up, get out of bed, and go to the bathroom. We take it for granted.
I mean, how could you live without a bathroom anyway? But, it isn't like this for everyone.
For 2.6 billion people waking up every morning, there is no bathroom.
Imagine if every time you had to go to the bathroom, you had to leave home and find a public toilet
and those toilets looked like this. Or imagine if there was no public toilet at all
and you had to go outside, maybe by the side of the road or in the woods or in the river, hoping no one would see you.
The problem is even worse in flood prone areas.
Underground toilet systems like flush toilets back up, and pit latrines overflow.
All this dirty sewage contaminates drinking water in wells and rivers, making whole communities sick, really sick,
so sick that 1.5 million children die every year from preventable diseases like cholera and severe diarrhea.
With sea levels continuing to rise around the world, the problem is getting worse.
One of the only toilet options available for families living in flood prone areas is the double vault latrine.
These vaults have limited space inside are are used only until they fill up, which usually takes a year or two.
Then families abandon them, which is not very sustainable.
For people in the U.S. living in areas where flush toilets aren't an option, the solution is simple:
Go to the store and buy a composting toilet.
The composting toilet has been the industry standard for decades and is well suited for flood prone areas,
but the price is $1500, way too expensive for people in the developing world.
That's where we come in!
Toilets for People is introducing an affordable, simple to use, sustainable composting toilet for flood prone areas:
the Compact, Rotating, Aerobic, Pollution Prevention, Excreta Reducer. But we just call it The CRAPPER.
After going to the bathroom in The CRAPPER, all you need to do is add a handful of sawdust; that's it, no water needed.
That's it? The key is the rotating drum inside The CRAPPER which mixes and aerates the waste,
making a perfect composting chamber. Because the waste is aerated, it doesn't smell.
Composting is a natural decomposition process that reduces the waste volume and turns the leftovers into fertile soil.
The cost? $200, affordable for many low income families,
and for those that need financial assistance, we'll help our customers find micro-loans and subsidies.
When you buy The CRAPPER, a maintenance technician will visit your home every month for a year,
just to make sure that everything is working smoothly.
Plus, the technician will empty out the compost, burying it nearby with wood ash as a disinfectant.
With The CRAPPER, Toilets for People is presenting a market-based solution to a worldwide problem
by providing the kind of toilet people want.
When the water rises, The CRAPPER will be high and dry and will never risk contaminating drinking water.
The CRAPPER provides privacy, safety, comfort, cleanliness, and dignity.
That is what every one wants in a toilet and what everyone deserves.