| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: The water-flushed sewage system represented an advance in human sanitation when adopted in the nineteenth century but is coming under increasing criticism because it wastes water of drinking quality and sewage treatment plants do not completely clean the effluent. A number of on-site waste disposal systems are now available or under development which may eliminate the need for sewers and central treatment plants: aerobic, biological, composting, incinerating, oil-flushed, and vacuum or pressure systems. Official agencies should test them to determine if one or more can replace central sewer systems. As part of the program, the kitchen garbage grinder should be phased out. |
