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What Happens To Your Poop In An Airplane Toilet

By Editorial Staff in Facts On 4th January 2017

Have you ever been on a plane and nature decides to call but you do everything in your power to hold your poop? Well, most of us have done this but not because we're afraid of the smell, but because we're afraid of where that poop just might end up. Some are afraid that it get's sucked down that hole and could be so powerful that it could suck down a person, but if you really want to know what happens to waste on an airplane, we've got the answers.

#1 Every Airplane Has A Certain Number Of Tanks On Board To Collect And Hold The Waste From Passengers

#2 After You Poop And Flush Your Waste Goes Into A Holding Tank Or Suction Tank On Board Until The Plane Lands

#3 Once The Plane Lands The Tanks Are Then Pumped Clean And Sanitized For The Next Trip

#4 The Chances Of These Tanks Leaking Is Extremely Low Unless There's A Malfunction In The System That Regulates The Suction

#5 Each Tank On The Plane Has A Certain Limit Of Waste That It Can Hold And Commercial Airlines Have More Tanks On Board

#6 If The Tanks Are Not Flushed And Cleaned Out After A Flight And The Get Over Filled, It Can Create Serious Problems For The Plane And Passengers

#7 In Some Cases The Poop Can Spill Over Outside Of The Tank, Creating A Nasty Onboard Mess That May Require An Unexpected Stop For Cleaning

#8 In Some Cases The Poop Can Overflow From The Tanks And Drop Down Onto Unsuspecting People And Houses Below In The Form Of Hardened Brown Rocks

#9 Each Single 20 Gallon Storage Tank Can Hold 100's Of Gallons Of Waste Because It Gets Sent To One Main Holding Tank When Nearing Capacity

#10 To Be Sure That The Tanks Will Hold Enough, The Number Of Passengers Is Limited For Each Flight Since Extra Waste Means More Weight As Well

#11 Most Airplanes Are Designed To Hold More Than Enough Waste For Each Passenger But Unless They Are Pumped After Each Flight It Can Become Dangerous

#12 The Airline Doesn't Want To Risk An Overflow In Mid-Air So As Soon As The Passengers Disembark A Lavatory Service Goes To Work Pumping The Tanks

#13 They Hook Up To Receptacles On The Bottom Of The Plane And Begin The 2 Hour Cleaning That Is Demanded By The FAA

#14 Planes Are Not Permitted To Take Off Again Until The Tanks Are Pumped And Inspected, But It's A Filthy And Stinky Job