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Old May 2, 2007 | 1:57 pm
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Originally Posted by cl.lurker
Ok, I have no clue how the toilets work... Is the waste dumped while in the air at all, or is everything done on the ground?

Definitely not dumped in flight (or while on the ground). Just like a boat, train, or RV, commercial airplanes have some sort of septic tank and use vacuum toilets.
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