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Incinerating toilets may be powered by [[electricity|electric]], [[natural gas|gas]], [[Dry animal dung fuel|dried feces]] or other energy sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecotoilets.co.nz|title=Eco Toilets}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecotech.no|title=Ecotech}}</ref><ref>[http://abettertoilet.org/toilet-technologies/] www.ABetterToilet.org</ref> They are used in environments where human waste cannot be otherwise dumped, or where normal toilets are too expensive or cumbersome to install. Such toilets gather excrement in a holding tank and then incinerate it, reducing it to sterile ash. Some will also incinerate grey and black water created from showers and sinks. |
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In 2011 the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] launched the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge to promote safer, more effective ways to treat human waste. Some researchers have received funding to work on developing toilets based entirely, or in-part, upon solid waste combustion. For example, a toilet under development by [[RTI International]] is based on electrochemical disinfection and solid waste combustion.<ref>[http://abettertoilet.org/toilet-technologies/] RTI Reinvent the Toilet Project Team - Technology Overview</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:11, 8 April 2015
An incinerating toilet is a toilet that burns excrement instead of flushing it away with water.[1]
Description
Incinerating toilets may be powered by electric, gas, dried feces or other energy sources.[2][3][4] They are used in environments where human waste cannot be otherwise dumped, or where normal toilets are too expensive or cumbersome to install. Such toilets gather excrement in a holding tank and then incinerate it, reducing it to sterile ash. Some will also incinerate grey and black water created from showers and sinks.
Examples
In 2011 the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge to promote safer, more effective ways to treat human waste. Some researchers have received funding to work on developing toilets based entirely, or in-part, upon solid waste combustion. For example, a toilet under development by RTI International is based on electrochemical disinfection and solid waste combustion.[5]
References
Further reading
- "Incinerating Toilets - Compendium of Information on Alternative Onsite Septic System Technology in Massachusetts". Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment. 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- "The Incinolet Advantage". Incinolet. 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- "The Wilderness Comfort Station". Storburn. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "12V Diesel, Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel, Fired Toilet". Usenburn. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Freidman, Daniel (2007-07-14). "Using Incinerating Toilets as Components of Alternative Septic Systems for Difficult Sites". Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- "Water Efficiency Technology Fact Sheet: Incinerating Toilets" (PDF). United States Environmental Protection Agency. September 1999. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
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