Waste disposal system

A waste disposal system for servicing a lavatory of an aircraft, the waste disposal system comprising:

• a waste disposal apparatus, the waste disposal apparatus comprising:
• an open-top waste receptacle for accidental fallout of a waste debris or a chemical solution from the aircraft, the waste receptacle including a plurality of sidewalls that are joined to and extend upwardly from a floor, the plurality of sidewalls further joined to each other at their side edges, the floor and the plurality of sidewalls together forming a bounds of a workspace within an interior of the waste disposal apparatus;
• and
• at least one tank releasably fastened to a bottom of the waste disposal apparatus, the at least one tank configured to expand a storage capability of the waste disposal apparatus, the at least one tank including a threaded insert configured to facilitate fastening of the at least one tank to the waste disposal apparatus and further configured to facilitate fastening of one or more additional tanks to the at least one tank.

A method of servicing a lavatory of an aircraft, the method comprising:

• providing a waste disposal apparatus, the waste disposal apparatus comprising:
• an open-top waste receptacle, the waste receptacle including a plurality of sidewalls that are joined to and extend upwardly from a floor, the plurality of sidewalls further joined to each other at their side edges, the floor and the plurality of sidewalls together forming a bounds of a workspace within an interior of the waste disposal apparatus;
• and
• a plurality of hose ports disposed within the plurality of sidewalls of the waste receptacle, the plurality of hose ports comprising:
• a waste hose port, the waste hose port configured to facilitate a transport of waste from the aircraft;
• and
• a rinse/refill hose port, the rinse/refill hose port configured to facilitate a transport of a chemical solution to the aircraft;
• extending a waste hose from an exterior of the waste disposal apparatus through the waste hose port and into the interior of the waste disposal apparatus, the waste hose not connected to the waste hose port and free to move within the waste hose port;
• extending a rinse/refill hose from the exterior of the waste disposal apparatus through the rinse/refill hose port to the interior of the waste disposal apparatus, the rinse/refill hose not connected to the rinse/refill hose port and free to move within the rinse/refill hose port;
• and
• catching accidental fallout of the waste debris or the chemical solution from the aircraft during the servicing in the waste receptacle of the waste disposal apparatus.