Portable ecological toilets to transform the world |Today

2022-07-11 06:16:44 By : Ms. Andy Huang

This is your last news to see this monthBrowse without limits and enjoy opinions, new sections and exclusive benefits for €6.95 per month.Already a subscriber?Log inYou have news to see this monthYou have 1 news left to see this monthGet uninterrupted access to all content for just €6.95 per month.Already a subscriber?Log in"It is surprising that such a subversive and unconventional idea is claimed by a people."Happy and satisfied, Libertad Gómez Vialás explains the first order that her recently created company for ecological portable toilets has had.During a few days of the past summer festivals of San Bartolomé, two services helped to ensure that the biological needs of those who enjoyed mobile discos and live performances did not flood the streets and alleys near the Bohonal de Ibor square.Can something as mundane as toilets become a subversive experience?To answer the question, it should be noted that they are dry toilets, so they do not need water and do not need to be connected to the public supply and sewage system, nor do they use any chemical product, and the waste generated is reused in the form of compost.That is to say, zero water consumption and contribution to what they call a circular economy and that goes beyond sustainability.«Ecological sanitation or eco-sanitation closes the cycle of human nutrients.No energy is spent on purification and no pollution is generated.The conventional model breaks the nutrient cycle, wastes water, pollutes it, causing serious damage to the environment”, explains Gómez Vialás.With a degree in Environmental Sciences and specializing in Water and Sanitation, Libertad Gómez, a native of Rosalejo, has found in Extremadura the ideal space to capture everything she worked on in her years linked to international cooperation.«I had to stop for a while due to a health problem and in that moment of stoppage, reflection and study the idea came up.Eco-sanitation is not only useful in impoverished countries, but is a worldwide trend », she maintains.And she adds references to her argument."This Barcelona festival recycles your pee for a good cause," El País headlined this summer.The British newspaper The Guardian also dedicated an article to a similar measure taken in Paris: 'Pee in Paris: the French capital finds an ecological solution to combat urine in the streets', the article labeled.«I have been researching and I did not find anything similar in the Spanish market.There are numerous initiatives in countries such as Australia, Norway, France, Argentina, Finland or the United States”, explains the creator of Nantic.The name means 'mother' in the language of a Tseltal community, an indigenous ethnic group that lives in the Sierra Norte de Chiapas (Mexico), precisely where she worked with a sanitation project."It also refers to any female figure of authority.It is a project led by a woman and explaining the name is essential for me because it recalls the origin, where she was born, one of the most important and transformative experiences of my life.This name is intended to be a tribute to all women in the rural world, especially indigenous women.After having been previously tested, the Bohonal de Ibor festivities were the first 'big' event that Nantic's ecological baths faced."We decided to bring them because of the ecological sense, but also because of the comfort they entail as they are not hooked up to the water network or the sewage system," explains Luis Blas Escudero, mayor of the municipality.That first experience has served to take note, improve some things and test the comments of the users.Meanwhile, she builds other models of these dry toilets, which thanks to a type of toxic-free sawdust are an ecological and sustainable alternative to conventional sanitation, Libertad Gómez is working on the consolidation of her project."I believe that the project can generate awareness, generate transformative potential and be part of the change to a world that is more respectful of the environment and resources, that is my greatest motivation," she says.