[Greenbuilding] ... device to purify human waste, make compost and generate electricity

[Benjamin Pratt]

It seems to me that the best solution is an old one--digging a deep
enough hole--as in an outhouse. If one wants to use the waste as
compost, it is simply a matter of digging a new hole (perhaps moving
the "outhouse" if there is a need for privacy), and then waiting a
sufficient time before reclaiming the waste as compost.
   BTW, I just listened to a rebroadcast of a radio show which
postulated, that the popularization of the outhouse rid the southern
US of ringworm (and the anemia that went with it), thereby allowing
for the people (and the economy) of that area to flourish.
Ben

On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Bruno M. <brunom1 at telenet.be> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> which jurisdiction in in the north-east of south-west timbookto requires
> that ?
>
> Besides, thermophilic composting is a good way to get a relative fast
> sanitation,
> but,
> it is not a sine qua none, you can sanitize it to the same level, without a
> thermophilic fase ( like in most or many composting toilets (will) happen;
> a longer time on mesophilic composting does the same.
>
> Grts
> Bruno M.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Op 19-8-2012 4:23, Steve Satow schreef:
>
> Corwyn, to say that you can fertilise with "human wastes that have done
> nothing more than compost" is not strictly true.
> The process need to be thermophilic in order to break down potential
> pathogens, otherwise it cannot be used as fertiliser in most jurisdictions…
>
> Regards,
> Steve.
>
> On 2012-08-18, at 7:13 PM, Reuben Deumling wrote:
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Corwyn <corwyn at midcoast.com> wrote:
>>
>>  You can fertilize your fields with human wastes that have done nothing
>> more than compost for a couple of years.  What is so hard about this?
>
>
> What is hard is that what you propose doesn't require experts.
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