<p> IntroductionIntroduction toto Eco-SanEco-San ToiletsToilets</p><p>Urine solid waste</p><p>Collection chamber</p><p>Solid waste drying in a shed</p><p>What is an Eco-San Toilet? An ecological sanitation (eco-san) toilet is a type of pit latrine that has a collection chamber built underneath the squat hole. There are two squat holes; namely: one that receives urine and another that receives solid waste.</p><p>How does it Work? Urine and solid waste pass through the squat holes and are collected separately in the underground collection chamber. The solid waste is collected in a black paper bag to facilitate drying while the urine travels through a pipe into a jerry can. What Next? Once full, the chamber is emptied and the solid waste collected is dried in black plastic bags for a period of six months while the urine is sprinkled on soil under cultivation. What are the Benefits of Where Is an Eco-San Toilet Human Waste on Soil? Suitable?  Dried solid waste and urine add  Eco-san toilets are suitable for rural nutrients to make soil more fertile areas with little or no access to leading to better harvests. water. For the manure to be useful,  Urea contained in urine sprinkled on the area should be one with soil Improves Crop Resistance to available farming land where people diseases practice farming; on a small or large  Human waste sprinkled on soil scale. minimizes the growth of weeds such  Institutions that can host eco-san as” tiger weeds” toilets include: schools, children’s  Human waste used as manure has homes, public toilets near market no artificial fertilizer which may places, individual homes etc. contain dangerous toxic chemical</p><p>How do Eco-san Toilets Affect Health & Hygiene Are there Economic Benefits Conditions? to Having Eco-San Toilets?  Properly used and well maintained  Manure from Eco-San toilets saves eco-san toilets do not emit the on costs incurred on the purchase of slightest smell. fertilizer since it is freely available.  Due to the absence of bad smell,  Eco-san toilets present a possibility Eco-san toilets neither have flies nor for additional income generation insects that are usually found in through the sale of the solid waste normal VIP latrines. to local farmers.  Absence of bad odor and flies  Eco-San toilets are durable and reduces risks of disease caused by permanent; they do not require contamination. reconstruction once they get full like  The recycling of human waste pit latrines. prevents people from relieving themselves in water sources which further contaminates rivers, lakes etc.</p>