鈥楾oilet revolution鈥 changes face of county
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Lantian County in northwest China鈥檚 Shaanxi Province recently launched a project to help rebuild and upgrade household toilets in rural areas.
The poor sanitary conditions of toilets in the region have been greatly improved, thanks to the program, which is an extension of a nationwide 鈥渢oilet revolution鈥 since 2015.
Xu Enqiang, a 68-year-old villager, volunteered to be a part of the project.
鈥淭he idea was not widely accepted at the beginning, but after my neighbors saw my new toilet, they wanted to have their own too,鈥 said Xu.
鈥淔ew months ago, we were using a dirty and shabby latrine in the corner of our courtyard. During summer, the toilet became a breeding ground for flies and mosquitoes,鈥 he said.
Xu鈥檚 old toilet was an example of the majority of rural household toilets in western China.
The project aims to replace old public toilets with new ones, hoping to cover 85 percent of the rural areas in midwest China, a less-developed region in the country.
鈥淭he government will help each household build or renovate their outhouse, which consists of a flushing toilet, a sink, and a self-contained sewage system. The outhouse will be around two to three square meters,鈥 said Sun Chongbo, deputy governor of Lantian.
鈥淣ew toilets will prevent the spread of diseases and villagers will enjoy the convenience of a clean toilet.
鈥淢oreover, the sewage system of the outhouse will allow the waste to be used as fertilizer for their crops,鈥 Sun said.
After the treatment process, farmers can use a portable device to pump the fermented fertilizer, which compared with sanitation trucks, is easier and more convenient, Sun claimed.
By 2017, Shaanxi Province had over 2 million such toilets with waste treatment facilities, accounting for nearly one third of the provincial total.
鈥淭hese new facilities will also help improve the living standards of villagers and bring changes to their lifestyles,鈥 said Xue Yizheng, a local official in charge of sanitation work.
The Chinese government launched its 鈥渢oilet revolution鈥 across the country in 2015 with an aim to make the most notorious public facilities cleaner and more regulated.
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