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An example of an early (1904) incinerating toilet from the Lexikon der gesamten Technik. An incinerating toilet is a type of dry toilet that burns human feces instead of flushing them away with water, as does a flush toilet. [1] The thermal energy used to incinerate the waste can be derived from electricity, fuel, oil, or liquified petroleum gas.
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] They do not produce sewage, and are not connected to a sewer system or septic tank. Instead, excreta falls through a drop ...
Example of a system context diagram. [1] A system context diagram in engineering is a diagram that defines the boundary between the system, or part of a system, and its environment, showing the entities that interact with it. [2] This diagram is a high level view of a system. It is similar to a block diagram.
A vault toilet is a non-flush toilet with a sealed container (or vault) buried in the ground to receive the excreta, all of which is contained underground until it is removed by pumping. A vault toilet is distinguished from a pit latrine because the waste accumulates in the vault instead of seeping into the underlying soil.
A urine-diverting dry toilet (UDDT) is a type of dry toilet with urine diversion that can be used to provide safe, affordable sanitation in a variety of contexts worldwide. . The separate collection of feces and urine without any flush water has many advantages, such as odor-free operation and pathogen reduction by dry
Squat toilet (flush toilet) with water cistern for flushing (Cape Town, South Africa) A squat toilet (or squatting toilet) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. This means that the posture for defecation and for female urination is to place one foot on each side of the toilet drain or hole and to squat over it.
A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (i.e., urine and feces) by collecting it in a bowl and then using the force of water to channel it ("flush" it) through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.
The bucket toilet system, with collection organised by the municipality, used to be widespread in wealthy countries; in Australia it persisted into the second half of the 20th century. Once the basic bucket toilet has been "improved", it evolves into a number of different systems, which are more correctly referred to as either container-based ...