Human Waste Sanitation
A necessity in an Emergency
Here are some different suggestions or ideas about how to do it.
You and your family need to decide what is best for you, on your property, in your home and in any stored solution.
Remember!
More people can die from the effects of lack of proper sanitation in an emergency than die in the actual emergency.
BE WISE!
As of Jan 2020, using
pool shock as a dry source for reconstituting chlorine bleach is
NO LONGER RECOMMENDED!
People who have stored or tried to use it have encountered multiple problems.
It can give off chlorine gas in a closed space and can be very dangerous. Use another kind of disinfectant.
Some of these videos show the use of pool shock. We are not recommending that.
The material below is chosen to give you a variety of views.
This is the handout that was given at the Jan 23, 2020 Relief Society Meeting about Sanitation.
Great How-to video
This is how to close drains and other areas where bad things can leak in. Great video. A little over 9 mins on what to do immediately after a disaster. Check alternatives to burying human waste.
One view on an Emergency Toilet
This is a little over 11 mins long and is a good intruction to the needs for and the how-too of an emergency toilet.
Short- How-to of Emergency Toilet
Another view on how to handle human waste in an emergency. Short and to the point. About 3 minutes
PDF Presentation from EPPIC (icanprepare.com) website. Good overview but slow loading and internal links do not work.
Composting Toilets
There are multiple ways to do Sanitation differently. This video is about 18 min and is about more than sanitation. This is an introduction to perma culture as well.
There is more to sanitation than just human waste disposal
Here are a few more ideas about both human waste and other things you may want to consider.
Sanitation Presentation Jan 23, 2020 Greenfield 4th Ward
Webpage from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) on the above topic.
Webpage from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) on the above topic.
Webpage from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) on the above topic.