[Tagging] Reviving "pitlatrine" proposal from 2011

[Bryce Nesbitt]

Ok, good points. There are at least three major "front end" experiences,
none of which are exclusive at any location:

   1. Squat
   2. Sit
   3. Urinal

And one fairly critical front-end refinement related to wiping:

   1. Toilet paper provided.
   2. BYOP (Bring your own paper if you want it)
   3. Rag provided (you wash it out yourself)


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Major back-end experiences include:

   1. Flush (waste is carried away after each use)
   2. Pit (waste remains on site)

But it divides down more than that:

   1. Pits
      1. unlined pits (waste drops into a hole -- the most common type.
       When full, a new hole is dug nearby.)
      2. lined pits  (waste drops into a vault which is periodically pumped
      out)
      3. composting (waste drops into an on-site composting vault, with
      potential for reduced odor)
      4. chemical (a lined vault is filled with a chemical.  common on
      portable toilets).
      5. bucket (just a bucket someone has to remove periodically).
   2. Flush
      1. Water flushing (clean water is used to help remove waste).
      2. Waterless flushing (e.g. Water Free Technolgies)

There's also a squat/sit combo just to jazz things up:
(See http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Pedestal-squat-toilet.jpg )

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But the important distinctions may be less.  I'd be happy with no more than
three categories:

   - Flush toilet
   - Open pits (where you see the waste)
   - Composting (where the waste is continually treated, and often not
   apparent)


Thus it might be:

toilets=yes  or amenity=toilets
toilets:position=(squat,seat,urinal)
toilets:waste=[flush,pitlatrine,composting,bucket]
toilets:paper=no
fee=[yes,no]

Where a multiple value of "toilets:position=seat;urinal" would be most
common in Western countries.
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