Incinerating toilet

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. They are relatively inefficient because of the fuel used.[2]

  1. ^ US EPA, OMS (November 8, 2016). "Water Efficiency Technology Fact Sheet - Incinerating Toilets". www.epa.gov.
  2. ^ Pfafflin, J.R.; Ziegler, E.N. (2006). Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering, Volumes One and Two. CRC Press. p. 1088. ISBN 978-1-4398-5186-9. Retrieved 26 February 2024.