URINE AND WASH-WATER DIVERTING TOILET PAN

摘要

Conventional sanitation mixes faeces, urine and wash water and disposes of them into the ground or ground water or rivers and sea. With such devices pathogens are spread into the environment presenting a public health risk. Further to this, conventional sanitation options are ineffective or unsuitable in very high water table, water scarce or flood prone areas and also in impervious strata such as rock. Desiccation, composting or incineration of contained faeces in a composting, desiccating or incinerating toilet is difficult or impossible if urine, wash-water and faeces are combined.The Invention The invention is a new type of toilet pan. It comprises a means to collect the urine and wash-water (anal cleansing water) separately from the faeces. This permits the combined urine and wash-water to be directed to a place or process where they can be utilised, processed or collected separately from the faeces and for the faeces to be contained separately and processed separately.