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A portable urine-diverting dry toilet, marketed in Haiti by Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods under the name "EkoLakay". A portable or mobile toilet (colloquial terms: thunderbox, porta-john, porta-potty or porta-loo) is any type of toilet that can be moved around, some by one person, some by mechanical equipment such as a truck and crane.
In contrast to a pedestal or a sitting toilet, the opening of the drain pipe is located at the ground level. Squatting slabs can be made of porcelain (ceramic), stainless steel, fibreglass, or in the case of low-cost versions in developing countries, with concrete, ferrocement , plastic, or wood covered with linoleum.
Toilet rooms often include a sink (basin) with soap/handwash for handwashing, as this is important for personal hygiene. These rooms are typically referred to in North America as half-bathrooms (half-baths; half of a whole or full-bathroom) in a private residence. [1]
A washstand or basin stand is a piece of furniture consisting of a small table or cabinet, usually supported on three or four legs, and most commonly made of mahogany, walnut, or rosewood, and made for holding a wash basin and water pitcher. The smaller varieties were used for rose-water ablutions, or for hair-powdering.
Schematic of a dry toilet: [1] Left a squat toilet, right a pedestal type toilet. A dry toilet (or non-flush toilet, no flush toilet or toilet without a flush) is a toilet which, unlike a flush toilet, does not use flush water. [1] Dry toilets do not use water to move excreta along or block odors. [2]
In some U.S. markets, a toilet, sink, and shower are considered a "full bath." In addition, there is the use of the word "bathroom" to describe a room containing a toilet and a basin, and nothing else. [citation needed] In Canada, "washroom" is the preferred term for such a room, the same applies to public facilities. [4]
Accessible female and male public washrooms on the Boise River Greenbelt in Idaho, US, featuring public art A public toilet in London, England. A public toilet, restroom, bathroom or washroom is a room or small building with toilets (or urinals) and sinks for use by the general public. The facilities are available to customers, travelers ...
A composting toilet consists of two elements: a place to sit or squat and a collection/composting unit. [3] The composting unit consists of four main parts: [2] storage or composting chamber; a ventilation unit to ensure that the degradation process in the toilet is predominantly aerobic and to vent odorous gases