A system for transporting and collecting bio-waste without the use of water as a carrier of the bio-waste is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of bio-waste carts configured to receive and transport bio-waste along a plurality of predefined pathways to a central chute. The system further comprises a bio-waste depository associated with the central chute. The system further comprises a transport system comprising a plurality of locomotive devices configured to advance and return the plurality of bio-waste carts along predefined pathways and through tunnel-like structures to and from the central chute.