The Peepoo bag is fine for sanitation but faces cultural and cost barriers
In a slum 30 kilometres outside Dhaka in Bangladesh, going to the toilet is a nightmare for 49-year-old Kokila (name changed). She has to wait in a long line and then use the hanging latrine that’s covered in flies, faeces, and mould. Last May, Kokila was introduced to a new way to go to the bathroom — in a bag.
(This story appears in the 19 February, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)