Toilet

A toilet is a piece of sanitary hardware (sanitaryware) that collects human waste and sometimes toilet paper, usually for disposal. Flush toilets use water, while dry or non-flush toilets do not. They can be designed for a sitting position popular in Europe and North America with a toilet seat, with additional considerations for those with disabilities, or for a squatting posture more popular in Asia, known as a squat toilet.

In urban areas, flush toilets are usually connected to a sewer system; in isolated areas, to a septic tank.
The waste is known as blackwater and the combined effluent, including other sources, is sewage.
Dry toilets are connected to a pit, removable container, composting chamber, or other storage and treatment device, including urine diversion with a urine-diverting toilet.

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