About the Reinvented Toilet (RT) Technology Portfolio
- Removes germs from human waste and recovers valuable resources such as energy, clean water, and nutrients.
- Operates “off the grid” without connections to water, sewer, or electrical lines.
- Costs less than US$.05 cents per user per day.
- Promotes sustainable and financially profitable sanitation services and businesses that operate in poor, urban settings.
- Is a truly aspirational next-generation product that everyone will want to use—in developed as well as developing nations.
A range of investments resulted from the RTTC and the current BMGF WSH portfolio is composed of core-processing technologies (back-end components), front-end components (e.g., interfaces), sensors, menstrual hygiene management tools, among others. The components are integrated into complete toilet units for both single-unit reinvented toilets (SURT) and multi-unit reinvented toilets (MURT) settings. The portfolio is at various stages of product development from nine technology partners. Learn more about the investments and partners in the Reinvented Toilet portfolio here.
Below we summarize the range of information produced in the STeP platform describing our understanding of the market and user needs for the Reinvented Toilet in the following sections:
- What is the global market opportunity for the Reinvented Toilet technologies?
- How do the Reinvented Toilet technologies compare against existing sanitation solutions?
- Who are the potential buyers and users of the Reinvented Toilet technologies?
- What are key go-to-market considerations to drive towards commercialization of the Reinvented Toilet?
- What are the key technical features and tradeoffs users would expect?
What is the global market opportunity for the Reinvented Toilet technologies?

Transforming Sanitation: Commercializing Partnership Opportunities
STeP or Partner: BCG
Country of focus: Global
Published date: December 2017

Market Features Report: High-level scan of four countries
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: India, Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh
Published date: September 2016
How do the Reinvented Toilet technologies compare against existing sanitation solutions?

An Assessment of Small-Scale STP Technologies: India
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: India
Published date: May 2017

Bio-based Sanitation Technologies: The Landscape in India
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: India
Published date: December 2015

Cost and Revenue Data To Inform Sanitation System Economics
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: Global (28 low and middle income countries)
Published date: 2017

Incineration and Combustion Toilets: A Product and Patent Landscape
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: Global
Published date: April 2017
Who are the potential buyers and users of the Reinvented Toilet technologies?

Reinvented Toilet: Early Adopter Compendium
STeP or Partner: BCG
Country of focus: Global
Published date: February 2019

Apartments in India: Small Scale Survey
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: India
Published date: August 2015

Public & Community Toilet Market Landscape: India
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: India
Published date: January 2016

Public school toilets: An Indian Market Landscape
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: India
Published date: November 2015

Shared Toilet Facility Use Cases
STeP or Partner: Quicksand
Country of focus: India
Published date: May 2017

Stakeholder Perspectives: Research Framing Study in Coimbatore, India
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: India
Published date: March 2016

Stakeholder perspectives: Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal
Published date: January 2017
What are key go-to-market considerations to drive towards commercialization of the Reinvented Toilet?

Business Model Insights for Community and Public Toilets in India
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: India
Published date: February 2019

Access to Electricity in Reinvented Toilet Markets – Latin America, Africa, Asia
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: Latin America, Africa, Asia
Published date: September 2017

Market Insights for the RT: Europe
STeP or Partner: BCG
Country of focus: Europe, France, Poland
Published date: February 2018

Market Insights for the RT: India
STeP or Partner: FSG
Country of focus: India
Published date: November 2016

Sanitation Technology Funder Landscape
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: Bangladesh, India, South Africa, Global
Published date: October 2018

Market Insights for the RT: US
STeP or Partner: BCG
Country of focus: United States
Published date: December 2017

Business Model Assessment of Sewage Treatment Plants
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: India
Published date: April 2016

Market Insights for the RT: Kenya and Nigeria
STeP or Partner: Dalberg
Country of focus: Kenya, Nigeria
Published date: September 2017

Market Insights for the RT: China
STeP or Partner: BCG
Country of focus: China
Published date: November 2017

The Sanitation Solutions: Business Models for Access
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: Global
Published date: March 2016
What are the key technical features and tradeoffs users would expect?

Transformative Sanitation Technology Directory
STeP or Partner: STeP
Country of focus: Global
Published date: October 2018

Technology Insights by Parameter
STeP or Partner: FSG
Country of focus: India
Published date: November 2016