Hi all, I was talking to a fellow sailor about using composting toilets on boats. He's understandably skeptical that it would work given the space constraints...
Hi Jeff: I use the Jenkins sawdust/bucket method on my 31' Wharham catamaran, so here's my two sense below:*** ... ***Coast Guard rules require an approved...
Larry Warnberg
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Mar 4, 2005 7:59 pm
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... Thanks for the input Larry. I had the impression the sawdust bucket had to be emptied every day? Jeff...
... Hello Jeff: No, not every day necessarily. When the bucket is about 2/3 full it gets emptied. For my wife and I, the bucket usually gets emptied every ...
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Mar 5, 2005 3:21 pm
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Here in Maine, USA, this comes up at the boat shows. Here are the solutions people I know have used: http://www.ecovita.net (one bought the Villa for his ...
This may be the place to ask such a question: Is there a safe and practical way to compost cat litter? Is there anyone out there with such experience or...
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Mar 8, 2005 8:22 pm
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In a word, no. Even in a very thermophilic pile, virii (distemper, feline leukemia, and a half-dozen or so that are transmissable to humans) have a high...
We use "wheatscoop" which is a wheat based compostable kitty litter. It goes into our humanure compost bin. After 2 years of thermophyllic action, we feel it's...
Hi, If you insist on buying a dry toilet, I would recommend a composting one for outhouse use. Composting needs enough space in the container and not all...
Dear all, I followed the recent discussions about odor prevention, boat-toilet solutions, ect, with much interest! I'd like to add a message I translated,...
... Wow, I could do with a grey water system like that for our house! I'd assumed that a plant greywater system would be much larger than that. Regarding the...
Hi all Carbon filters for odor are very common. In the U.S., a company called Sweet Air is one of many that supplies them. Urine diversion makes a lot of sense...
... I'd ... that. ... have ... be ... had ... . ... Jeff, Yes, this new greywater system certainly looks promising. If it lives up to the expectations, it will...
Bert, Ultimately, that system is also an evapotranspiration system. I understand that root-zone systems work by hosting and supporting facultative bacteria. ...
As jenkins says in the manual, you empty it when you have to stand up to take a @hit. ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/RzSHvD/UOnJAA/79vVAA/Kv0qlB/TM ... Soon to...
Am building a boat to live on. Would like to know if there is anybody in the UK. that has fitted a composting toilet aboard. What type and what problems? Viv...
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... anybody ... and ... Hi Viv I live on a residential houseboat on the Thames where we use a Biolet (http://www.biolet.com) our system has been in use for the...
Hi Chris, Thank you for this 'real world' report! This kind of information is exactly what makes a forum like ours useful for visitors. A few years ago, a...
hello there fellow fecophiles! I have been running composting toilets for events here in Australia for several years. Our biggest to date has been 30,000...
The Jenkins bucket system can be adapted to outdoor privys easily. I sell plans for the Humanure Harvester, using the bucket approach. Photos of such homemade...
Larry Warnberg
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Mar 23, 2005 9:22 pm
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30.000 people?! Were they allowed to eat or drink during the festivities? Just kidding.. That must have been a very well organized sanitation service! What ...
Hi all, The following could of interest for those working in sanitation in developing countries. Not just another report, but one with a positive vision! ...
Hi All, I'm a new member - I've recently joined David Del Porto at Ecotech & Ecological Engineering, hoping to learn about decentralised and sustainable...
Thanks for your response.Am very pleased to get any information that will help make the decision. Does your lavi have a flue to outside? Do you get smells...
I am about to submit a building application to a regional Australian (NSW) council to use a bucket and sawdust composting toilet system in a temporary building...
You won't get it approved--for the reasons you noted. So why do it that way? Sonsie Jamay Maine, USA ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
