Hi all, My friend has a composting toilet and is very happy with it but he misses the flush sound. Just wondering if anyone has found a sound effect machine or...
We've been using a Eco-san toilet of the squatting type with a urine seperating barrel on the first floor. We've been using coconut pith for the solids portion...
We also use coconut coir (fibre) in our composting toilet. Pure untreated sawdust is actually hard to find in my area. Sonsie Jamais Maine, USA ... ...
We have 6 Amish sawmills, and two non-Amish sawmills locally (upstate NY), so sawdust is readily available and free. Where does one find coconut fiber in...
A large bale that lasts about 2+ years is available at the garden supply center for USD $8. It cuts down on odor more than sawdust did. Sonsie J. ... ...
Whats also interesting is that the coconut goes into the food (par of our daily diet here) and the pith/fibre on what comes out. Clean closing of the ...
Sawdust can conceivably come from limbs pruned from fruit trees, so there can be a food link. If the rice is grown in conditions that are always wet, it may...
For sure, sawdust can come with fruit trees and there can be a food link. There is a new process of growing rice now which is called the Madagascar method....
Greetings on World Toilet day, today Wednesday 17.November 2004. May we wish composting and eco-san a better future and a truly sustainable world in our times....
vishwanath, I emailed my urine expert friend. She tells me that urine usually does not have a balanced NPK value unless someone has a diet unusually high in...
Thanks a lot for the information.Yes indeed urine is very high in nitrogen but also does have a little bit of P and K Here is what I quote from Arno Rosemarin ...
We mix ours in our sawdust toilet, and have no problem with "stink". That's what the sawdust is for. It composts very nicely. Steve Spence Dir., Green Trust ...
Dear FriendsI am k d singh researcher in INDIA and working on composting andvermicomposting aspects of human waste and problems associated withimplementation...
I know you researchers don't like to hear this, but you don't need much money to try composting toilets. There are programs in India implementing drying and ...
Ciao Compost frinds, ciao Sonsie Jamais, and SINGH YADAV I read with pleasure about a dilemma of unifing composting with anal ablution habit. My name is Bruna...
RE: Compost Latrines in India Does anyone have information on compost latrine projects in India? Specifically, I am interested in compost latrines using the...
John, Bruno, et al: Composting toilets can be designed with some water flushing and ablution. The trick is to keep it aerated and well drained. The drained...
Sonsie Jamay has got it right. We do not need much money for composting toilets and Anal cleaning water can - be as little as 80 ml per wash if it comes...
John, The traditional toilet in Ladakh was a drop down type with composting as its system. We have a urine seperating Indian type squatting pan in use in...
Dear Vishwanath I am llittle bit suspected that 80 ml water for anal cleaning is practically possible, whatever i have experience that minimum 500 ml water...
All, A pour-flush toilet can be used with a composting toilet, as can nearly any amount of ablution water. Pour-flush toilets continue a tradition of using a...
Hi everyone, I am new here and would like to start of with a question about something that I wondered about for years. In some cultures washing is the thing to...
HI KLUGTENAAR, IAM FROM SUDAN AND WE ARE OF THE WASH GROUP AND WE DO THE WASHING IN 3 STAGES, 1- WET THE HAND UNTIL IT SATURATED 2-POUR SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER...
RE: Response to 'washing or wiping' question from klugtenaar Does the issue of toilet paper have anything to do with latrine design. I think so. Here's my...
HI JOHN, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, PERHAPS WE NEED TO ADJUST THE WAY WE SIT TO CATCH UP WITH OUR FELLOW ANIMALS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SAKE(WATER WASTE,TREE ...
Ciao Bert , ciao miriads of supporters of compostoilets in the world, Today January first, I need to send you a little good wish for the Compostoilet. I feel...
Bruna wrote regarding the tsunami:: To look forward with constructive mood into the new year it is nearly impossible. The African/Asian disaster is very sad,...
