Emergency Following a Sanitation major disaster, bathroom facilities may 98124-4018 Seattle, WA Box 34018 P.O. Suite 4900 700 Fifth Avenue, Emergency Management not be available if water and sewer lines have been disrupted. Because cleanliness is essential to maintaining good health, it is important to know how to improvise emergency sanitation facilities. Have emergency Consider using Sanitizing Waste recycling or sanitation supplies After each use, pour a yard-waste on hand disinfectant such as a container for s solution of 10 parts water temporary storage of • medium-size plastic bucket and 1 part bleach into the waste, as they will with tight lid container to reduce odor. protect against rats s • plastic garbage bags and ties Cover the container and vermin. (heavy duty) tightly when not in use. s Emergency Public Information • absorbent material, cat litter will include additional or shredded newspaper instructions about waste disposal. s Disposing of Waste • household chlorine bleach s It is recommended to use an Outdoor pit latrines, waste • soap, liquid absorbent material such as cat-litter, incineration or burial, and most other temporary toilet 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 • toilet paper 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 • hand sanitizer not be used without Cleaning and being additionally Disinfectants 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 sewage 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. Printed on recycled paper.