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good afternoon.....i seem to have created a misunderstanding so was a bit taken aback by colin's tirade.....the place where i want to put the composting toilet...
clayoquot2000
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Dec 1, 2008
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Well I am sorry that you think my post was a tirade and lecture, it was NOT. Go ahead, spend a lot of money on a manufactured unit but don't kid yourself that...
Colin Shaw
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Dec 1, 2008
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Hi Mary! I'm guessing you might have read Del Porto's book, "The composting toilet system book." If not pick one up, it's in my opinion the most informational...
Adam wilson
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Dec 2, 2008
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Dec 2, 2008
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Well it is an interesting discussion about the low tech sawdust toilet versus the high tech expensive toilet. I agree that the former is preferable but it...
Kathy Gips
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Dec 3, 2008
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There is a set-up where you plant reeds in 2 or 3 parallel beds and run greywater etc through them - this purifies the water. In your case, I would visualise...
Grace B
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Dec 3, 2008
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the info on reedbed water purification can be found at this site: http:www.ceres.org.au/watertrail/files/reedbed.html very innovative showcase of a number of...
Grace B
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Dec 3, 2008
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more info for your research......... The system we have installed to our house (as opposed to the bucket system I use for my studio) is supplied by this firm: ...
Grace B
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Dec 3, 2008
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Kathy, What you need is an enclosed system, otherwise rainfall and high water table near lake will contribute to lake pollution via your fecal matter. The ...
Karin Grobe
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Dec 3, 2008
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Morning all I have the top of the line biolet at my cabin, I bought it used. It couldn't keep up with the previous owners family (family of 4). It works...
Dave Ike
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Dec 4, 2008
1:56 am
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1. I too, want to apologize if I seemed like a crazed, living off-the-gird, cheap bastard who preaches about sawdust toilets to anyone who expresses an...
Tys Sniffen
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Dec 4, 2008
3:39 am
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Regarding the "Nature's Head," it certainly looks a lot more cost effective than some of the $3000 dollar models. But $850 is a lot more than free. And you...
Dorothy
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Dec 4, 2008
4:02 pm
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Tys: I have lived much of my life in areas where septic tanks are the norm, and have been involved in their installation and maintenance. I have installed...
Stone Tool
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Dec 4, 2008
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... Yep, I'd go with that. I have 4, each 1 cubic metre on shallow soil above rock....
Colin Shaw
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Dec 4, 2008
8:21 pm
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waterless odourless eco toiletsGreetings, Thank you Grace, Tys and Karen for you thoughtful responses. T Tys, you do sound a bit like a crazed bastard, but...
Kathy Gips
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Dec 4, 2008
9:08 pm
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Hi Kathy, regarding composting toilet and pollution, done correctly you will have very little effluent. Certainly not enough to compete with agriculture and...
Kevin Ison
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Dec 6, 2008
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Kevin, Thanks for forwarding the info on the system at the eco resort in Gambia. If I ever make it across the ocean I shall be sure to visit. Very helpful. ...
Kathy Gips
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Dec 6, 2008
2:45 pm
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HI Kev, Does the ecoresort have it's own website?  Also, I can't get the links to work.  I removed some extra spaces in the URL but still no luck and can't...
Kent Madin
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Dec 6, 2008
3:46 pm
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Hi fellows:   There seems to be an interesting debate going on about the low tech versus high tech aspects of composting toilets in this blog. I'd like to say...
José DeSouza
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Dec 7, 2008
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The systems I have used keep the pee separate from the poo. The poo goes into the composting toilet and the pee into a tank, to be diluted and sprayed on...
Karin Grobe
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Dec 7, 2008
12:30 am
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we noticed in a few pictures we have seen that some elevate or build 'two story' sawdust composting toilets , are there any plans or pictures out there that...
slim_bs62
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Dec 7, 2008
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Brings to mind some very politically incorrect ethnic jokes about the folks who lived in an outhouse and sublet the "basement" to someone else......
Dorothy
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Dec 8, 2008
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I thought it was just a political joke, republicans over democrats or vice versa depending on the sender. I'm a democrat, but it was still funny when I got it...
saphire bookland
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Dec 8, 2008
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You could say I've gotten my hands dirty over the years experimenting with various ways of handling, treating, and recycling the nutrients in human waste....
Jade and Luthien
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Dec 18, 2008
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Dear  Sir/Madam   I happy to inform you that Ecosan Services Foundation, seecon international and GTZ is organizing training programme on Ecological...
Kunwar Durg
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Dec 18, 2008
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Last call for papers DRY TOILET 2009 DRY TOILET 2009 Conference 12-15 August 2009 Tampere-Finland The organisers of the 3rd International Dry Toilet Conference...
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Dec 30, 2008
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yes , you are a regulr comedian, thanks for input ... From: Dorothy <dmay@...> Subject: [compost-toilet] Re: elevated sawdust toilet To:...
toni reese
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Jan 6, 2009
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dont write us again , there is little place for rueness here ... From: saphire bookland <stncldsprky@...> Subject: Re: [compost-toilet] Re: elevated...
toni reese
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Jan 6, 2009
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Thank you to those who had informative intelligent replys to our query , you were very helpful in explaining the principals and reasonings behind the elevated...
slim_bs62
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Jan 6, 2009
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Aw c'mon - lighten up a bit. We're dealing with poop here, no matter how professional we like to appear. Humor makes it a little more enjoyable. ... Posted...
Dave Ike
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