Dry toilets on Pinel

Toilettes sèches à Pinel | Dry toilets on Pinel © Béatrice Galdi

When a site that belongs to the Conservatoire du Littoral is open to the public, consideration needs to be taken to address the visitors’ toiletry needs, and thereby the installation of ecological toilets. The decision was taken to install two dry toilets on the island of Pinel, financed with the help of Europe and the State, and considered a good ecological solution in an isolated area that is not linked up to the public sewage network. Their maintenance was entrusted to the two restaurant owners who hold temporary occupation permits. These permits were issued by the Conservatoire, in the context of good environmental practices that they are committed to respect. Today, the toilets are still in the experimental phase, and are not entirely satisfactory with regards to their capacity in full tourist season, and the old, more “classic” toilets, are still being used. There are on average 500 visitors going to Pinel every day, and if the capacity of these facilities proves to be insufficient, the Reserve is well aware that they will need to find another solution.

All articles from: Newsletter-19

Managing The Impact Of Human Activities In Protected Areas

1 : Edito - The track record, 15 years later
2 : The Îles du Nord are highly frequented by marine mammals
3 : The marine mammals showed up
4 : Tracking whales to get to know them better
5 : A «sponge» workshop
6 : 360-degree panoramic reef films
7 : A very rare lizard discovered at Tintamare
8 : An invading species that’s not necessarily harmful
9 : An artificial reef to help rescue larvae
10 : Lion fish and ciguatera
11 : Gaia was saved thanks to the Reserve
13 : The destruction of ruins is in sight
14 : Dry toilets on Pinel
15 : The Nature Reserve and Conservatoire’s projects for 2014
16 : Police actions
17 : Further pollution in the Grand Etang
18 : Anti-theft anchorages at Pinel
19 : Caribbean recognition for the mangrove trail
20 : A bright future for Daniel Lewis
21 : Exchange of good practices in Galion
22 : AGOA represented by the Saint-Martin Nature Reserve
23 : IMPAC 3 : an event not to be missed
24 : Saint-Martin pays a visit to Réunion
25 : The Reserve follows the whales in Martinique
26 : The Reserve travels to Corpus Christi
27 : Press Review

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Partenaires techniques et financiers de la Réserve naturelle :
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