[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Composting toilets

[Bob Irving]

I suppose it's back to the old-school chamber pot - pee in that and  
carry it out to the compost heap..

	B
On 20 Dec 2006, at 19:31, Kat wrote:

> So, if I'm understanding this correctly, this system really *won't*  
> work in a city (on a lot with a yard) because I think the
> city would get a bit PEEved (please excuse that one)  if everyone  
> peed outside all the time (especially if it always went to
> one spot - pew).  Not to mention I don't want the neighbors staring  
> at my bare bottom.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leslie Moyer"
>
> ......
>
> We separate some of our urine, but we don't save the urine--it goes  
> out
> through a floor drain with our graywater or just out into the  
> forest.  I
> have another home-devised system for that.  I bought another seat from
> Cabela's (shipping is the same for 3 seats as it is for 1) and took
> another 5-gallon bucket and cut the bottom out of it.  I set it  
> over the
> floor drain and use it to urinate, putting the toilet paper into the
> bucket composter.  However, I'm the only person in our 4-person
> household who does this....my husband urinates outdoors. My 2  
> daughters
> both use the compost bucket for both urine and feces.  Excessive urine
> does seem to make the bucket smell more than a dryer compost would,
> which is why I use the graywater drain.
>
>
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