This disposal area has also witnessed an increase in the number of customers buying briquettes made from poop and saw dust in what has turned into an award-winning business model. The business started as an idea to solve sanitation challenges in managing human waste disposal and which birthed a vibrant briquette manufacturing business currently generating 15 tonnes of briquettes a month. A family can use two kilos of briquettes at Sh30 a kilo, which is cheaper and burns longer than charcoal. The situation, she said, calls for a better way to dispose of the large quantities of human waste generated daily. The initiative by the County Government of Nakuru, Nakuru Water and Sanitation Company (NAWASCO) and development partners makes briquettes from human waste with a kilogram retailing at Sh39, relatively cheaper compared to ordinary charcoal which sells at Sh70 per KG.

Source: Standard Digital June 05, 2021 14:01 UTC