ECOSAN toilet is a closed system that does not need WATER, so is an alternative to leach pit toilets in places where water is scarce or where the water table is high and the risk of groundwater contamination is increased.What are Biotoilets?The environment-friendly bio-toilets for passenger coaches were developed jointly by the Indian Railways and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).In the bio-toilet fitted coaches, human waste is collected in biodigester tanks below the toilets and is decomposed by a consortium of anaerobic bacteria.By the process of hydrolysis, acetogenesis, acidogenesis, and methanogenesis, the anaerobic bacteria convert human faecal matter into water and a SMALL AMOUNT of gases (including methane).