Biodegrading toilets to be set up on Mt. Fuji summit

Biodegrading toilets to be set up on Mt. Fuji summit

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo shows biodegrading lavatories which a Shizuoka-based nonprofit organization commissioned to protect the environment on Mt. Fuji. The lavatories will be installed at the mountain's summit in late June to decompose human waste. Officials of the nonprofit Fujisan Club said May 23 that they installed a biodegrading lavatory at the mountain's fifth station last year.

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