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2. Fecal sludge management - Wikipedia

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   Septage tends to be more dilute, as septic tanks are typically used with flush toilets and can also include grey water. Septic tanks also tend to have less solid waste, as they only receive things that can be flushed down a toilet (e.g. toilet paper). When operating as designed, a sludge blanket layer accumulates on the bottom of the tank, a ...

3. Toilet paper - Wikipedia

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   Toilet paper can be used in cleaning (like a less abrasive paper towel). As a teenage prank, "toilet papering" is a form of temporary vandalism. Most modern toilet paper in the developed world is designed to decompose in septic tanks, whereas some other bathroom and facial tissues are not. Wet toilet paper rapidly decomposes in the environment.

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   "Toilet paper is designed to dissolve in water and break apart, but wipes are often more cloth-like and may cause issues anywhere from the toilet, to the house plumbing, to the septic system in ...

5. Septic tank - Wikipedia

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   A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater flows for basic sewage treatment. [2] Settling and anaerobic digestion processes reduce solids and organics, but the treatment efficiency is only moderate (referred to as "primary treatment"). [2]

6. This is the best and worst toilet paper for the planet - AOL

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   While the trend in toilet paper manufacturing has been that "more and more companies are offering more sustainable brands," with even Kimberly Clark and Georgia-Pacific making versions of its ...

7. Pit latrine - Wikipedia

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   Ideally, the shelter or small building should have handwashing facilities available inside or on the outside (e.g. supplied with water from a rainwater harvesting tank on the roof of the shelter) although this is rarely the case in practice. In the shelter, anal cleansing materials (e.g. toilet paper) and a solid waste bin should also be available.