BS ISO 30500:2018

What is ISO 30500 - Non-sewered sanitation systems about?

ISO 30500 discusses non-sewered sanitation systems. In March 2013, the United Nations (UN) issued a global call to action to eliminate the practice of open defecation by 2025. The UN and regional sanitation leaders have concluded that areas where open defecation is common to have the highest levels of child death and disease, as a result of ingesting human faecal matter that has entered the food or water supply. A lack of safe, private sanitation is also associated with the highest overall levels of malnutrition, poverty, and the disparity between rich and poor, and makes women and girls more vulnerable to violence. In this context, the purpose of ISO 30500 is to support the development of stand-alone sanitation systems designed to address basic sanitation needs and promote economic, social, and environmental sustainability through strategies that include minimizing resource consumption (e.g., water, energy) and converting human excreta to safe output. ISO 30500 is intended to promote the implementation of sanitation systems where increased sustainability is desired, or where traditional sanitary sewer systems are unavailable or impractical, and thus, to ensure human health and safety ...