The aim of this Bachelor’s Thesis was to study the suitability of the existing institutional dry toilet model at Ho Municipality for public use at Ho Central Market. The technical design and management model of the public facility were defined and recommendations for modifications were made.

The study was done for Lahti Region Development LADEC Ltd, which is implementing a North-South Local Government Co-operation between the City of Lahti and Ho Municipality. Through the cooperation, four institutional dry toilets have been implemented in the Ho Municipality. As further step on the project, the feasibility of the dry toilet model for public use was to study.

The research was based on a literature analysis as well as the results of the dry toilet project at Ho Municipality. In addition, the research included interviews of the Ho Municipal Assembly’s officers and interviews of the employees of public toilet facilities in Ho Central Market carried out during the practical training period in Ghana.

To enable the usability of the institutional dry toilet model in public use, modifications for the technical design and a new approach to the administrative model were recommended. The off-site treatment of the toilet waste was found more suitable option in public use. Modifications in the technical designs of using the facility were also recommended, to improve the user convenience. A new administrative model was introduced and further actions were recommended.

The institutional dry toilet model is not suitable for public use in the form that it is currently implemented in Ho. However, the dry toilet technology can be applied to a public toilet facility with the recommended modifications and the sustainable administrative model.