Earthquake Mobile Toilets 2008
After the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, in response to the demand for mobile toilets in the disaster-stricken areas, various parties provided different types of mobile toilets to address sanitation issues, mainly including those produced by the Japanese company Ohashi Imaemon Co., Ltd., eco-friendly mobile toilets purchased with the coordination of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and waterless flushable smart eco-friendly toilets.
The mobile toilets from Ohashi Imaemon Co., Ltd. were exhibited at the International Rescue and Trade Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland, from January 29 to 30, 2008, and received an order from the Danish Red Cross. After the Wenchuan earthquake, the Danish Red Cross transported the 10 toilets it had purchased to the disaster area, donating 5 to Jiangyou City and using the other 5 at its rescue base in Deyang. These mobile toilets provided sanitation guarantees for some areas in the disaster zone with their certain performance advantages.
The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League also took active action, urgently purchasing 75 eco-friendly mobile toilets and coordinating with the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League to purchase an additional 25. In the early morning of May 23, 2008, these supplies arrived in Chengdu, and then the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League quickly transported these 100 eco-friendly mobile toilets to severely affected areas such as Deyang and Dujiangyan. These toilets are made of six-sided polyester material, which is corrosion-resistant and pressure-resistant. They are also easy to disassemble and move, do not require water for flushing, and have eco-friendly functions, well adapting to the complex environment and resource constraints in the disaster area.
In addition, waterless flushable smart eco-friendly toilets have also been used to provide emergency toilet services in disasters such as the Wenchuan earthquake. They are automatic control eco-friendly sanitation facilities that do not require a water source. Through special agents, they convert urine into odorless flushing liquid, enabling the flushing of feces with urine. Each person consumes a small amount of liquid and agents, and the sanitation standards reach the level of water-flush toilets, effectively solving the toilet sanitation problems in areas with water shortages in the disaster zone.
