Planet Advocate Project by Michael Iyanro

Congratulations, your proposal has been named a finalist in the Climate CoLab Waste management contest. You have until July 20th to edit your proposal. The Judges suggest that you focus your edits in the areas listed below. The Judges are aware that toilets that effectively separate urine and feces already exist, which makes it possible to convert each into a suitable fertilizer product. But is difficult to tell if the economics work, though the proposal authors seem to have at least tried a market model. The main contribution of the proposal is that it is an implementation plan, which seeks to take an existing technology to meet a severe need for Lagos. If successful, this would solve health problems and have a modest impact on greenhouse gas emissions. One major concern is that a cost of $5-6 per month would be prohibitive for many residents of Lagos, so the project would not be financially sustainable unless an outside revenue source, such as a large donor, were identified. It would be very helpful if the authors could provide more detail on the project's economics and identify potential sponsors who might help to defray what look to be high costs.

Thank you very much for this useful comments. Firstly, I will like to address certain points from the comment above. 1."The larger goals of house building are too amorphous as stated. Would recommend planning to team up with a builder and only supplying the toilet technology. " I WILL LIKE TO REFER THE JUDGES TO THE WORK BEEN CARRIED OUT BY ONE OF THE PLANET ADVOCATE MEMBER AND IT CAN BE FOUND HERE: (a)http://bioapplications.blogspot.com/ (b)http://bioapplications.blogspot.com/2011/11/conventional-septic-tank-versus.html (c)http://bioapplications.blogspot.com/2009/03/harlemson-apartments-kubwa-abuja-bio.html WE ARE PLANNING TO BRING IN ALL NECESSARY RESOURCE PERSONS INTO THE PLANET ADVOCATE CIRCLE. 2. ON THE ECONOMY, I WILL LIKE TO REFER OUR READERS TO THIS PAGES: http://api.ning.com/files/BAcPAB7hbbgL*qSfDAFhpsJD00kKacJjBX34bT35lmzKDcDlE6xAsxW6YrRYILhUkhDkmneOJ9duT4YM2mrjcH2QMnDGIMrn/ProjectResourceSlumSanitationMar13.pdf 3." 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