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Join the Network
Support us in our mission to promote circular sanitation in Switzerland.
By becoming a member and partner of VaLoo, you will be joining a community of like-minded individuals, researchers, farmers, start-ups, companies and associations who are committed to turning circular sanitation into an integral part of water management and sustainable agriculture in Switzerland.
1. Read the statutes of our association
Read statutes
2. Fill out the application form here
- Our board will check if your participation in VaLoo is in the best interest of the association. Afterwards you will receive the payment information for the annual contribution.
As a member, you will be invited to participate in the various activities of VaLoo, such as the thematic working groups and the annual general meetings. Your membership will be officially accepted at the next General Assembly.
Our partners are invited to participate in all activities organised by VaLoo. However, partners do not have voting right at the member assembly.
For further questions, contact us.
VaLoo Membership & Partnership
Types & fees
| Membership | Annual fee in CHF (2024) | |
| Individual | 50.- / AHV & student: 25.- | |
| Associations and foundations (non-profit) | 100.– | |
| Universities and research institutes | 500.– | |
| Partnership | Annual contribution in CHF (2024) | |
| Companies & For-profit organizations | Based on number of employees: | |
| < 5 5 < 20 20 < 100 > 100 > 1000 | 200.– 400.– 1000.– 1500.– 2500.– | |
Working groups
Co-creation is a driving force at VaLoo. For this reason, we are advancing our common cause, scaling Circular Sanitation, with working groups. All members and partners are welcome to participate in the working groups and contribute their expertise and ideas on how we should move forward. Currently, the following working groups exist:
Advocacy
The Advocacy Working Group is dedicated to initiating an enabling legal environment for Circular Sanitation in Switzerland. To do so, they already took part in the consultation of the partial revision of the USG. Philippe Reymond and Andri Heidler are the leaders of this group. Send us an e-mail to participate and learn more about further activities.
Knowledge & Awareness
In this working group members and partners collect, create and curate knowledge on Circular Sanitation for the Swiss context. One of their outputs so far has been the infographic. The group is coordinated by Dorothee Spuhler and Gina Marti. If you want to participate or have further questions, please contact us.
International Collaboration
Circular Sanitation is also full of potential beyond borders. In order to benefit from international synergies and advancing our mission at the international level, the working group International Collaboration was created, which is managed by Michel Riechmann. Send us an email to help strengthen international synergies.
Roadshow
To make Circular Sanitation more tangible, VaLoo is planning a mobile exhibition, stopping at various locations in Switzerland! If you want to support the leaders Jojo Casanova-Linder and Lukas Baumgartner in this import mission, we are looking forward to hearing from you.