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Emergency Following a major disaster,

facilities may Seattle, WA 98124-4018 P.O. Box 34018 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4900 not be available if and sewer lines have been disrupted. Because cleanliness is essential to maintaining good health, it is important to know how to improvise facilities. Have emergency Consider using Sanitizing Waste or sanitation supplies After each use, pour a yard-waste on hand such as a container for s solution of 10 parts water temporary storage of • medium-size bucket and 1 part bleach into the waste, as they will with tight lid container to reduce odor. protect against rats s • plastic bags and ties Cover the container and vermin. (heavy duty) tightly when not in use. s Emergency Public Information • absorbent material, cat will include additional or shredded newspaper instructions about waste disposal. s Disposing of Waste • chlorine bleach s It is recommended to use an Outdoor pit , waste • soap, liquid absorbent material such as cat-litter, incineration or burial, and most other temporary sites, detergent sawdust, shredded newspaper to s are not legal nor recommended. • rubber or absorb liquids. All bags should be There is too great a risk of vermin vinyl gloves securely closed and fastened with and accidental human contact s • a tie-wrap. Then double bag and with the waste. s • antiseptic towelettes securely close. Handle-tie type bags s are not liquid tight and should • not be used without Cleaning and being additionally secured. Building a Regularly wipe down all surfaces makeshift toilet Store any filled with disinfectant to reduce bags where they exposure risks. The best choice Line a medium-size plastic cannot be is a solution of one part liquid bucket with a garbage accessed by chlorine bleach to ten parts of bag. (If the lines people, and are water. Wash hands are broken but the toilet protected from rats and vermin. with soap and water, bowl is usable, place the During emergencies only, they may or use a hand-sanitizer plastic garbage bag around be disposed of with other after using the toilet or bowl.) Other options may include household waste and garbage. handling any bags a bucket with a tight fitting lid, or a of waste. camping toilet.

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