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{{cat header| | {{cat header| Composting_toilet_tower_concept.png |Composting toilets| A '''composting toilet''' is a system for removing [[feces]] away from humans and living areas to safely store and treat it, so that it can be reused safely for local agriculture. It comprises of a toilet, which is usually (but not always) a [[dry toilet]] or [[urine diversion dry toilet]] together with (almost always) some kind of storage system beneath, often called a latrine. This is in contrast to a pit latrine, where there is no barrier to the surrounding environment and material leaches out. [http://www.susana.org/docs_ccbk/susana_download/2-874-giz-technology-review-of-uddts-dec-2012.pdf This] is a very important document that attempts to define clearly common terms used in the sector. | ||
It is a very common [[WASH]] system aiming to give better health to communities than they have with [[open defecation]] and with less of the problems sometimes associated with a [[single pit latrine]], which may leak exposing [[groundwater]] and drinking [[water]] to harmful microbes which cause illness. | |||
Appropriate technology toilet systems '''can''' be high risk activities, see below regarding strategies to minimise risk of infection. }} | |||
[[Category:Composting]] | [[Category:Composting]] | ||
[[Category:Toilet designs]] | [[Category:Toilet designs]] | ||
[[Category:Water conservation]] | [[Category:Water conservation]] |
Revision as of 01:32, 14 April 2013
Pages in category "Composting toilets"
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