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TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU www.tamk.fi University of Applied Sciences
LEGISLATION AND SANITATION
-Experiences from Finland
Kati Hinkkanen TAMK University of Applied Sciences
TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU www.tamk.fi University of Applied Sciences
• 5,3 million citizens
• 19 % not connected to sewerage systems
• 500 000 summer cottages without sewerage
• Every Finn has used a dry toilet!
FINLAND
TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU www.tamk.fi University of Applied Sciences
TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU www.tamk.fi University of Applied Sciences
• Quality of surface water improving• Groundwater drinkable in most areas
• 300 000 km coastal line• 76 000 Islands• 187 000 lakes and ponds• 10 % of surface area lakes• 647 rivers
LAND OF THOUSANDS OF LAKES
TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU www.tamk.fi University of Applied Sciences
• Protect the lake and your property value”So that our children can swim”
• Areas with low population density• Lack of water on bedrock areas• Rural tourism and national parks• Security Works through out the winter• Nutrients for use
WHY DRY SANITATION FOR FINLAND?
TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU www.tamk.fi University of Applied Sciences
LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY OF SANITATION
• Government Decree on Treating Domestic Wastewater in Areas Outside Sewer Networks 542 / 2003
• Fertilizer production law 539 / 2006• Municipal regulations on construction, waste
management and health protection
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Legislation supports dry solutions
Water Toilet
N P BODBacteria
Graywater
TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU www.tamk.fi University of Applied Sciences
Booming Sanitation Business
• New legislation fueled the sanitation business • Talk about the waste water treatment
education, training, public dissemination, research and testing facilities, etc.
• New technologies invented, new business ideas for services
• Indoor models of waterless toilets become more common
• Quality of outdoor models improves
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TOILETS FOR BATHROOMS
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TOILETS FOR BACKYARD
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TOILETS FOR TOURISM
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NUTRIENTS FOR REUSE
Commercial use regulated with legislation– Permits and quality
plan rather easy to get– At the moment usually
combined with sludge management because volumes are quite small
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NUTRIENTS FOR REUSE
• Own yard own business– Composting very
common – Urine use not as
common as in Sweden
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POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR DRY SANITATION STRONG
• Politicians also have used dry toilets• Ministers and Members of European Parliament• Embassador of dry toilets member of the Finnish
Parliament• Local authorities in over 400 municipalities more
difficult to convince
TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU www.tamk.fi University of Applied Sciences
CULTURE KEEPS IT INTERESTING
• Poems and books about toilets and their use• Appearances on TV shows • Articles in news papers and magazines
– Competitions every summer in Yellow Newspapers on most beautiful toilets
• Toilet Association since 2003• Dry Toilet Conferences, next will be organised in
2009!
TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU www.tamk.fi University of Applied Sciences
Thank you!
Kiitos!
Perästä kuuluu!