Doug wrote:
Here's how the sawdust toilet stacks up against Frank and
Jeff's (overly strict?) criteria:
Thanks for the WEB pointers. Here are a few more and some
comments.
8) legal --- maybe not, but so what? It's safe, and
returning our "wastes" to the soil is the right thing to
do.
Yep, i agree. What we might want to watch out for is areas
that control land use through septic permits (Oregon did/does
this). No septic permit no legal building site.
I did a web search and found a large number of manufactures.
Here are some of the ones available in the US:
http://clivusmultrum.com/Public.html Clivus multrum
Http://www.compostingtoilet.com Phoenix
http://www.sun-mar.com Sun-mar
http://www.d-store.com/CET/b-ufa.htm Biolet
Built it yourself plans and more:
http://www.nwnet.co.uk/earthwise composting news
http://www.concentric.net/~compost ATTRA plans
http://enterprise.powerup.com.au/~edesign plan book for sale
Reviews and more:
http://www.ebuild.com/Archives/Prodect_Reviews/Phoenix.html
http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/CompostToilet.html
http://www.cityfarmer.org/comptiolet64.html
The Cityfarmer site is from the Canadian Government and it has
lots of material on other subjects. This is true of the Greenbuilder
and ebuild sites also.
Despite all of the knowledge humankind has accumulated in the past 10,
000 years, we still do not know fully how to use our urine and manure to
fertilize our farmlands in a way that is simple and efficient, will not spread
disease, and will benefit the soil. This knowledge is increasingly important
as soils continue to lose the minerals and organic matter they need to remain
fertile. Discovering how to utilize our waste as fertilizer is the challenge
we must meet if our farmlands are to continue to provide us with food.
-- The Humanure Handbook
