Originally Posted By lostagain
Hi all! I live in an RV and can tell you that the TP for my balck water tank will degrade over time, but not in a few days. It's paper based after all. If you want to ensure it degrades after burial, you'd need to take a small bottle of enzymic treatment chemicals. These are generally "green" and will degrade quickly in soil without contaminating it. It'll break the paper down as well. Just squirt a bit in the hole (or on the err..umm.."pile") when you're done and it'll break down not only the paper, but the waste as well. I take both.


This is a bad idea. please don't lug a pack of septic tank chemicals to add into the backcountry. The solution to "you are leaving stuff in the wilderness" is not "add more stuff". you do *not* need to add more stuff to your pile. In normal conditions it'll do just fine all on it's own. In more sensitive areas or high alpine you may need to burn it or pack it out depending on the area (rules, and common sense..)
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