Jason Kass
Toilets for People
Brooklyn
11215
United States
6172335058
jkass@toiletsforpeople.com
2.5 billion people worldwide lack a safe, hygienic toilet resulting in drinking water contamination by human waste and causing diseases like cholera and severe diarrhea to spread rapidly. Adults miss work due to sickness and girls miss school because they lack a private bathroom. Rising sea levels and the increasing frequency of flooding due to climate change are putting even more communities at risk.
The CRAPPER (Compact, Rotating, Aerobic, Pollution Prevention, Excreta Reducer), a self-contained waterless composting toilet, uses efficient aerobic decomposition to reduce volume and eliminate odors and pathogens in waste before it enters the ground. The CRAPPER’s core technology, a rotating horizontally-mounted drum, has been the industry standard in the USA since the 1970’s, at an average cost of around $1500. By utilizing inexpensive, locally sourced yet resilient materials, the CRAPPER only costs $200 per-unit.
Toilets for People founder, Jason Kass, was on an Engineers Without Borders mission to install double-vault latrines in rural El Salvador when early rains washed away the roads and hopes of a materials delivery. Determined to build the promised toilets, he thought of the $1500+ off-the-shelf composting toilet at his Vermont home and attempted to replicate it with local materials. Three days later they had a prototype for The CRAPPER and the idea for Toilets for People was born. Toilets for People has conducted pilot toilet installations in Haiti, Peru, Senegal, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Publicly available: yes
Countries where available: India, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, Senegal
Available online: yes
Offered or can be licensed for local manufacture: Yes
Countries where spare parts can be purchased: India, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, Senegal
Dimensions: 30 inches long, 27 inches high and 18 inches wide (24" wide for squat toilet version).
Weight: Made from Plywood, 100 pounds. Plastic version (in production) 30 pounds.