Friday, July 8, 2011

A Dry Toilet

While at our friend's cottage (see previous post), I went to use the bathroom and had no idea how to flush the toilet.
There wasn't a handle anywhere to be seen on the toilet!

And yes, there was running water and electricity in the cottage....not all Finnish cottages have those splurges however!
You have to sit on the toilet (men) because it opens the blue panel where the compost-able items go.

It's a dry toilet because it does not use water for flushing.  Very eco-friendly!

I stepped on the seat a bit to open the blue panel (a bit) so you can see where the toilet paper and feces go.  It just breaks down into compost.  And no, it wasn't very smelly at all! (Unlike a porta-potty/Johnny-on-the-spot).

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