88 Mining Engineering & Construction (Pty) Ltd.

Waste Water and Septic Sludge Treatment

u  88 MEC is Dedicated to Convert traditionally Environmentally Damaging

procedures & processes, into Green Solutions. We Pride ourselves in being an entity to supply Biodegradable Products.

u  We are Extremely Proud to inform you that, to the best of our knowledge, we are the ONLY company in South Africa to Specialize in Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons in Water and Soil, and we achieve this in an Easy, Cost Effective manner.

u  Our Company’s Foundation is Built on our Values, which Distinguish us and Guide our Actions. We conduct our business in a Socially Responsible and Ethical manner. We Respect the law and support universal Human Rights. We strive to Protect the Environment and Benefit the Communities where we work.

u  Our Reason for Being: Manufacture and Distribute the Best product, cause No Harm to the Environment, Humans, Animals, Plant and Aquatic life. We have learnt to use Business to Inspire and Implement Solutions to the Environmental crisis we all are facing.

The Vision

The Problem

u  In many parts of the world – especially Europe and Africa, as well as their surrounding Islands, a large percentage of the population either make use of septic tank waste water management systems, or do not have access to flushing toilets.

u  The absence of hygienic toilets, or poorly managed septic tank systems is a major cause for communicable diseases which in turn pose a Threat to Public Health, and our Environment.

u  In addition to the threat of Disease caused by full and overflowing or blocked Septic tanks or Pit Latrines, the problem of bad smell, flies and cockroaches or even Costly repair and maintenance on septic tank systems are a source of Unhappiness and often despair, for households and the Leisure/Resort industry alike.

u  Another problem with pit latrines is increased insect breeding that endangers the health of users. In pit toilets and septic tanks, human excreta is a natural attractant to flies and mosquitoes which serve as Transmitters of Diarrheal Diseases and Malaria.

u  Due to ineffective or even completely absent bacterial colonies which should exist within the Septic tank systems, Toilet Paper Hardens and Blocks Toilets, Pipes and shuts down the efficacy or operation of the septic tank system.

u  In many parts of Europe and Africa it is Prohibited to Flush used Toilet Paper into the Septic system out of Fear of Blockage.

88 BioTreat™

u  We have developed a Natural, Green treatment for Waste Water and Sludge management à 88 BioTreat™

u  88 BioTreat™ was developed, and is manufactured in South Africa. It is packaged in either 100g sachets for the end users, or 10kg bags for industrial use. It is safe for transport by land, air and sea and all supporting documentation will be provided upon request. It is a Stable, Non-pathogenic, Powder of spores and Vegetative Micro-Organisms capable of Digesting Complex Proteins, Human-Solid-Waste, Toilet Paper, Starches, Fats, Cellulose and Vegetable Gums.

u  BioTreat™ is a Non-disease forming (see annexure 1, CSIR report), Non-toxic (see annexure 2, Talbot laboratory report), Microbe Rich (see SABS report, annexure 3) Powder that Rapidly Digests Human Solid Waste in Pit Latrines and other applications. It is Cost-Effective in Eliminating the problems associated with pit latrines, including Overflowing, Foul Odours, Flies and Cockroaches.

u  BioTreat™ contains strains of bacteria which degrade tissue-paper, human solid-waste, fats, oils and grease at an accelerated rate and is commonly used in municipal waste-water treatment works, oxidation ponds, bio filters, lagoons, septic tanks and pit-latrines.

Current Method of Waste Management

u  The current sanitation systems in place in many parts of Europe, Africa, and its surrounding islands, is to collect and remove the waste with a vehicle (Honey Sucker Tucks)

u  The abovementioned method is ineffective and expensive. The cost of cleaning out each toilet is prohibitive. It is difficult to reach the collection tanks in many cases, and the suction hose often has to pass through people’s homes.

u  The operation of these trucks are quite costly, and at the end of the day people are paying money to have Human Solid Waste transported. Due to the size of the tanks of the trucks, each truck can only empty a certain amount of waste at any given time.

u  In Africa, we face the problem of inaccessible areas due to poor or no road construction – meaning that these honey suckers won’t be able to reach many pit latrines for emptying.

Proposed Method of Waste Management

u  BioTreat™ is proposed as a solution to the above problems. BioTreat™ by contrast is:

Very cost effective, probably the world’s most cost-effective sanitation solution

Can be delivered anywhere.

Is applied by hand, so any toilet can be reached. 

Thousands of toilets can be treated every day.

There is no transporting of the waste, it is eliminated in-situ.

u  BioTreat™ works by activating natural microbes, which produce enzymes that enable the microbes to digest human feces and toilet paper, reducing the pile of solids by converting solid matter into water.

Case Study Conducted July-August 2015

u  We conducted a test regulated by a local Municipality in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province.

u  The test comprised of the measurement, testing and re-measurement of 64 toilets using a septic tank/pit latrine system, over a 32 day period. Of the 64 toilets, we tested and treated 55 toilets and only tested (but didn’t treat) a further 9. These 9 were our control toilets, to evaluate what would have happened if we hadn’t treated them at all. We tested all 64 houses, using a 2 meter, pre-calibrated measuring stick.

Testing & Measurement of The toilets.

Analysis of Results – Untreated Toilets

u  The 9 toilets that we tested but didn’t treat had an average occupation of 7.1 residents per home. The levels of human solid waste in these toilets increased over the 32 day period by an average of 92%.

u  Average level on 18 July was 40cm, this increased by 91.6% over 32 days to an average of 76.6cm.

Total levels increased from 360cm to 690cm over this period.

Up ↑ 92%

Graph to show the Increase of Human Solid Waste in the Control Plot over 32 Days

Analysis of Results –Toilets Treated with 88 BioTreat™

u  The levels of fecal matter in the 55 toilets that we treated, decreased by an average of 49% - despite them being used every day. The average occupancy in these homes was 6.1 people.

u  Each owner was interviewed after the 32 day trial period after which they expressed their satisfaction with the results. They were all very pleased with the reduction in smell and flies. The trial results are even more impressive as the project was conducted in the coldest month of the year, when our microbes are at their least efficient.

u  Average level on 18 July was 86cm, this decreased by 49% to 44cm over 32 days.

Total levels decreased from 473cm to 245cm

Down ↓ 49%

*It must be noted that our product is at its most effective in warmer climates and conditions – this is due to biological functions occurring more rapidly in warmer temperatures.

Graph to show the Decrease of Human Solid Waste of the Test Plot over 32 Days

Progress on a Sewage Pond treated over a 32 Day Period.

Before ß

After à

Conclusion

u  88 BioTreat™ should be the standard of product which is supplied to the communities throughout Europe, including the surrounding Islands. We have developed an extremely efficient and cost effective method to solve the current problem at hand.

The proposed solution is an Environmentally friendly, Green alternative to the current systems in place.

We believe that we have successfully demonstrated a viable solution to the sanitation challenges that face our communities on a daily basis.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any further queries, delivery options or quotes.

Contact Details

Ronnie Collins

+27 72 589 3991

ronnie@88mec.co.za