Environmental Sanitation

This benefits both people’s health and the environment by preventing germs from spreadingand turning harmful human waste into something useful as well as saving lots of water. Ecologicaltoilets are safer for groundwater than other toilets because they sit above ground or useshallow pits. They reduce the amount of water needed for sanitation purposes as well as theyproduce fertilizer. Unlike pit toilets they can be used for many years. Although these toilets needmore maintenance then pit or flush toilets it is easy 10 summarize how they work: Ecologicalsanitation turns waste into a resource.