Pit Toilet - Can I empty it there?

[BigSkiddy]

What is the official stance on emptying your cassette toilet into a pit toilet?

Whilst on my trip I noticed a sign on a NSW National Parks toilet (at Yarrangobilly) not to empty cassette toilets into it and directed to head to a nearby dump point. On other pit toilets it said not put anything in there that would interfere with a septic tank.
I've read that some people dig a hole at least 100m from the nearest water course and bury it. To me that sounds more environmentally damaging.

No jokes here please, including reference to my username.

 

[cruza driver]

I think what happens is the toilet chemicals in your toilet kills the good bacteria that breaks down the waste in the pit toilet

So thats why its a no no.........I'd say

 

[chartrock]

I agree with CD. We cannot empty ours into our home septic for that reason and I am pretty sure that is the case with pit toilets,

 

[CJ1177]

Some chemicals tha you can purchase are supposed to be pit toilet & septic tank friendly

 

[Brad]

I reacon they would make a blanket rule though to give the best chance of the bacteria in the septic of the pit toilet to survive. So still a no even if the chemicals are septic safe.

 

[Capt. Gadget]

We are on septics at home and as I would guess other people like us would use bleach to clean the toilet, shower, sinks etc and that kills bacteria, can't see that that would be any different to the chemicals in the thetford. We use the green additive which is supposed to be better for the environment (the blue one contains formaldehyde) I empty the contents of our cassette regularly into our system and haven't had any problems but still I don't empty them into pit toilets if need be I dig a hole and bury.

 

[BigSkiddy]

I'll contact National Parks and see what they say. I expect there's nothing official. Maybe in future I'll won't use any chemical and just use water to float the boats and empty it more regulary.

 

[Capt. Gadget]

Maybe in future I'll won't use any chemical and just use water to float the boats and empty it more regulary.

Tried that, the stink was too much and those tablets that you put in weren't much chop either

 

[cruza driver]

Also I think if everyone tipped their waste into the pits they would fill up pretty quick, and need redoing more often