This self-contained and waterless toilet is called the EcoJohn Sr Toilet. Quite simply, it burns the crap you normally flush, into white ash. It operates just like a regular toilet, except that water doesn’t take away your waste. Just close the lid and the waste is whisked away like South Park’s Mr. hankey the x mas poo on Christmas eve. It’s final destination is a burn chamber where it is cremated. A small bit of smoke is belched out and filtered through a catalytic converter before hitting the air.
There is some water involved, just minimal. The toilet is equipped with a small reservoir that holds about a quart of water. Press a special rinse button, and it’s easy to keep the bowl and auger clean. It’s the perfect water saving device, though I’m not sure how I would feel about having a chimney on my toilet.
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its a cool, and bizarre, idea, but i would imagine it would actually use more energy to burn your shit than to simply flush it, despite if it uses less water or not.
in any case, its a unique idea, so thats cool to see.
Agree that its strange. Also, incinerator in combination with gas sounds like a dangerous combination….
The Amish and other rural living folks have been using these forever. Nothing new about them. The ash can be used in composting. Not an urban thing.
2 questions: 1) what does it do with the ash? 2) aren’t we adding more crap into the air that may cause global warming?
I can just imagine people starting to use it to destroy evidences…