“ECO-FRIENDLY ELECTRIC toilets use HEAT to burn human WASTE into ASH, which you then THROW into the GARBAGE”

National Geographic 5,000 Awesome Facts, fact #25 of 25 on toilets

“An electric toilet usually refers to a type of incinerating toilet that is powered by electricity,” from homeguidecorner.com/what-is-electric-toilet/. They do not need water to function and therefore they don’t need to be connected to a septic tank or a sewage system. Instead, “…..use electric power to burn human waste and turn it into clean and safe ash.”

According to https://incineratingtoilets.com/ca they leave “only an insignificant quantity of ash amounting to the equivalent of about one teacup for four people during one week of use.”

“Incinerating toilets can handle liquid and solid waste. They exhaust odorous gases through a vent pipe which, in the best models, is fitted with a catalytic converter to “scrub” the gases and make them harmless. When used properly, incinerating toilets don’t require much cleaning, with the only maintenance periodically emptying the ash reservoir.” (https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/what-is-an-incinerating-toilet-and-how-does-it-work/

When the user activates the flush button or lever, an electric motor is engaged, which drives a pump that creates a strong suction, pulling water from the tank or supply line into the toilet bowl.

When you flush, the contents (and the liner, if there is one) fall into the reservoir or are delivered there by a screw gear. Then they’re reduced to ashes when the burn cycle begins.

There is a trap door at the bottom of the cone-shaped toilet which when one flushes, drops it into a reservoir to the incinerator.

There are some pros:

• Sanitary waste disposal using small or no amount of water
• No plumbing required
• Easy to Install
• Clean and odorless
• Save water, and lower water bill

And some cons:

• Difficult to clean, especially the water-less ones
• May require steady stream of paper liners
• Specific repairs and maintenance
• May raise electric bill

Electric toilets are not that uncommon. They can be used in small houses or cabins, or on job sites. Their popularity is rising due to water bill expenses and acknowledgement of our resources on earth and how people can make a difference.

Generally, electric toilets can range anywhere from $400.00 to about $3,500 and above, depending on what accessories, size and style is preferred.

Best known electric toilets are Incinolet, Cinderella, and Eco-John.