Sanitation

The targets under SDG 6 address sanitation beyond toilets, including aspects of safe excreta management and reuse. According to SDG definition, safely managed sanitation refers to the use of improved facilities (e.g. flush / pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks, pit latrines, ventilated improved pits or composting toilets) that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite, while basic sanitation refers to the use of improved facilities that are not shared. Sanitation facilities need to be continuously used with a sustained absence of OD and all facilities equipped with a handwashing facility (including evidence of use). Service delivery models range from self-supply and community managed to direct local government and utility managed, with different types of ownership (public, private, public-private). Key criteria for sanitation include accessibility, use, reliability and environmental protection.