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Paying for faecal sludge management service
Unpacks the financial viability of introducing and scaling FSM services by examining user willingness to pay, tariff structures, governance, service costs in southern Bangladesh.
Abstract
This study assesses the prospects for scaling safe, affordable faecal sludge management in Khulna, Kushtia, and Jhenaidah in Bangladesh by examining household willingness to pay, service preferences, tariff options, and provider capacity for vacutug-based (mechanical) emptying. It asserts that mechanical emptying can advance Bangladesh’s national WASH ambitions by improving hygiene, reducing unsafe manual emptying, and strengthening citywide sanitation systems, directly supporting SDG 6 on safely managed sanitation and related health and environmental goals. It concludes by offering some insights into key next steps to take the service to scale, including but not limited to awareness campaigns, staff training, treatment infrastructure, dedicated municipal FSM units, and research on private-sector participation, fleet optimisation, and service access in hard-to-reach areas.
For more information
Contact Rajeev Munankami, SNV Global Lead, Urban Water Resilience at water@snv.org or our Bangladesh Team at bangladesh@snv.org.