In the middle of one of the worst water crises facing Mexico, The dry bath looks like one of our best options. Have you thought about the amount of water that is spent in the bathroom? Only an average download on the WC uses between 10 and 16 liters. Now calculate that for The number of times you go to the bathroom in a dayfor the number of people living in your home, for the amount of houses in Mexico.
In this exercise we are only considering domestic use. Now you add public bathroomsthose of services and work spaces; The reality is that the amount of water in Mexico we use only to transport feces and urine is overwhelming. Another reality is that wastewater sanitization systems are not enough in the country. Therefore, these sewage end up contaminating water bodies or watering crop fields.
Can you imagine that there was an option to not only reduce our Water footprint but also take advantage of our waste? Well, where dry baths enter.
The dry bath is no novelty. In communities without access to the drainage system it is common to find latrines that generate sanitary landfills.Picture Alliance / Getty Images.
The dry bath
As the name implies, A dry bath is one that does not use water for the waste of our waste. Instead it can ferment or compost them, which not only avoids water pollution but also takes advantage of those waste to nurture the earth.
The first system brings together stool and urine in cameras, it is not necessary to separate them. It requires a special installation that allows oxygenating the camera and a large ability to store them. The second requires that solid and liquid waste separate. Solids are mixed with organic material how sawdust or leaves and composted.