A portable or mobile toilet (colloquial terms: thunderbox , porta-john , porta-potty or porta-loo ) is any type of toilet that can be moved around, some by one person, some by mechanical equipment such as a truck and crane. Most types do not require any pre-existing services or infrastructure, such as sewerage , and are completely self-contained. The portable toilet is used in a variety of situations, for example in urban slums of developing countries , at festivals, for camping, on boats, on construction sites, and at film locations and large outdoor gatherings where there are no other facilities. Most portable toilets are unisex single units with privacy ensured by a simple lock on the door. Some portable toilets are small molded plastic or fiberglass portable rooms with a lockable door and a receptacle to catch the human excreta in a container.
20-488: Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) is primarily responsible for improving the quality of the life of Slum & JJ Dwellers in the capital city of Delhi. DUSIB provides Mobile Toilet Van for hire for day to day requirement of public gathering in social, religious and national functions on nominal rental. DUSIB also provides community halls on rental to the slum dwellers for organizing marriage and other social functions. As of April 2022, DUSIB has constructed and
40-407: A pit latrine ), nor to a septic tank , nor is it plumbed into a municipal system leading to a sewage treatment plant . The chemical toilet is probably the most well-known type of portable toilet, but other types also exist, such as urine-diversion dehydration toilets , composting toilets , container-based toilets , bucket toilets , freezing toilets and incineration toilets . A bucket toilet
60-482: A portable chemical toilet, as used by campers", and gives mostly American examples from 1968. The OED gives this proprietary name a second meaning, "a small prefabricated unit containing a toilet, designed for easy transportation and temporary installation esp. outdoors", which Misplaced Pages covers under chemical toilet . The other name common in British English is "Elsan", which dates back to 1925. According to
80-439: A post-treatment process to ensure pathogen reduction. This post-treatment may consist of long-term storage or addition to an existing or purpose-built compost pile or some combination thereof. The necessity of a post-treatment step hinges upon the frequency and volume of use. For instances of infrequent or very modest seasonal use, a post-treatment phase might be deemed unnecessary due to the lower accumulation of waste, simplifying
100-736: A removable toilet seat, according to the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Arizona . A slang term, now dated or historic, is a "thunder-box" ( Oxford English Dictionary : "a portable commode; by extension, any lavatory"). The term was used particularly in British India ; travel writer Stephen McClarence called it "a crude sort of colonial lavatory". One features to comic effect in Evelyn Waugh 's novel Men at Arms : "If you must know, it's my thunderbox." ... He...dragged out
120-576: A turnover of more than £50 million. The club's governing body is the National Council, comprising 18 elected councillors, 15 appointed councillors, 7 section advisory officers, the chair of the National Youth Committee, and the honorary treasurer, a total of 42 individuals, all of whom are members. The club's five operational areas are headed by staff directors who report to the director-general, who in turn works closely with
140-783: Is a very simple type of portable toilet. A chemical toilet collects human waste in a holding tank and uses chemicals to minimize the odors. These chemicals may either mask the odor or contain biocides that hinder odor-causing bacteria from multiplying, keeping the smell to a minimum. Chemical toilets include those on plane and trains (although many of these are now vacuum toilets ), as well as much simpler ones. A simpler type of portable toilet may be used in travel trailers (caravans, camper vans) and on small boats. They are also referred to as "cassette toilet" or "camping toilet", or under brand names that have become generic trademarks . The Oxford English Dictionary lists "Porta Potti" ("with arbitrary respelling") as "A proprietary name for:
160-592: Is on display at Hampton Court Palace ; see Groom of the Stool . Early versions of the "Elsan chemical closet" ("closet" meaning a small room, see water closet , WC, and earth closet ) were sold at Army & Navy Stores . Their use in World War II bomber aircraft is described at some length by the Bomber Command Museum of Canada ; in brief, they were not popular with either the flying crew or
180-457: Is operating 195 Night shelters across Delhi in collaboration with various agencies. Some of these Night shelters are specifically for Families, Drug addicts & Women. Chief Minister of Delhi is the chairperson of the board and Minister of Urban development is the vice chairperson. DUSIB came into existence after Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board Act, 2010 was passed by Delhi Legislative Assembly on 1 April 2010 and came in force by
200-560: The Camping and Caravanning Club , "Today you will often see campsites refer to their Chemical Disposal Points as Elsan Disposal Points because of the history and popularity of the brand." The Canal and River Trust uses both brand names, in lieu of any unbranded term. One colloquialism for these simple toilets is the "bucket and chuck it" system, although in fact they no longer resemble an open bucket (see bucket toilet ). These are designed to be emptied into sanitary stations connected to
220-563: The UK. Certificated sites (CSs) are small campsites that can accommodate up to five caravans or motorhomes and up to ten tents at any one time. There are over 1,100 CSs across the UK; they are independently owned and open only to club members. The club is recognised as an "exempted organisation" by the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 , which allows the club to issue certificates to landowners, giving them permission to operate
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#1732773315651240-562: The club's executive committee and national council. The club is split into 13 regions across the UK, each made up of a number of district associations (DAs). The role of the region is to support and promote communication between DAs. The club's special interest sections (including The Association of Lightweight Campers, British Caravanners Club, Canoe-Camping Club, The Walking and Cycling Section and The Folk Dance and Song Group) are also represented at regional level. The club operates nearly 100 club sites and over 1,100 certificated sites across
260-579: The ground crew. African-Americans living under Jim Crow laws (i.e. before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ) faced severe challenges. Public toilets were segregated by race , and many restaurants and gas stations refused to serve black people, so some travellers carried a portable toilet in the trunk of their car. Since 1974, Grand Canyon guides rafting on the Colorado River have used ammo boxes as portable toilets, typically with
280-531: The orders of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on 1 July 2010. The Slum & JJ Department which was earlier part of Municipal Corporation of Delhi has now been transferred to this board. The Slum & JJ Department was not set up under any statute, but as part of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in 1962. The department was entrusted with the work of operating the provisions of Slum Areas (Improvement & Clearance) Act, 1956. In 1967, JJ wing
300-479: The organisation had several hundred members. The club changed its name several more times, to the Amateur Camping Club (1909), The Camping Club of Great Britain and Ireland (1919), and The Camping and Caravanning Club Ltd. (1983). Club membership rose to 100,000 by 1967, and to over 300,000 by 2000. The Camping and Caravanning Club is a not-for-profit membership organisation with over 600 staff and
320-521: The overall disposal process. A commode chair (a chair enclosing a chamber pot ) is a basic portable toilet that was used, for example, in 19th-century Europe. The close stool , built as an article of furniture, is one of the earliest forms of portable toilet. They can still be seen in historic house museums such as Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site in Old Montreal , Canada. The velvet upholstered close stool used by William III
340-488: The regular sewage system. These toilets are not to be confused with the types that are plumbed in to the vehicle and need to be pumped out at holding tank dump stations . Portable urine-diversion dehydration toilets are self-contained dry toilets sometimes referred to as "mobile" or "stand-alone" units. They are identifiable by their one-piece molded plastic shells or, in the case of DIY versions, simple plywood box construction. Most users of self-contained UDDTs rely upon
360-502: The treasure, a brass-bound, oak cube... On the inside of the lid was a plaque bearing the embossed title Connolly's Chemical Closet. Camping and Caravanning Club Sabina Voysey (Director General) The Camping and Caravanning Club is a not-for-profit membership organisation for camping and caravan enthusiasts in the United Kingdom . It was founded in 1901, and has over 730,000 members. The Camping and Caravanning Club
380-713: Was founded in 1901 as the Association of Cycle Campers . One of the club's founding members was Thomas Hiram Holding , who also founded the Bicycle Touring Club in 1878, which became the Cyclists' Touring Club, now renamed Cycling UK . Holding wrote The Campers Handbook in 1908 to share his enthusiasm for the great outdoors. In 1906, the association, now known as The Camping and Caravanning Club, opened its first camping site in Weybridge . By that time,
400-408: Was transferred to DDA and subsequently merged with Delhi Development Authority . However, Slum & JJ Department was transferred back & forth from Municipal Corporation of Delhi to Delhi Development Authority in between 1974 & 1980 and was with Municipal Corporation of Delhi since September 1992. Portable toilet A portable toilet is not connected to a hole in the ground (like
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