[Greenbuilding] Composting Toilet

[Lynelle Hamilton]

For true! at minus 20C this option is at least somewhat warmer, to boot!

Thanks again.


On 2017-07-11 6:37 PM, John Salmen wrote:
>
> In my experience tradespeople in Canada are extremely regular (why 
> else is tim Horton’s so popular) and also in the country tend to 
> urinate on anything that either needs watering or doesn’t move (truck 
> tires seem popular).
>
> *From:*Lynelle Hamilton [mailto:lynelle at lahamilton.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:42 PM
> *To:* John Salmen
> *Subject:* Re: [Greenbuilding] Composting Toilet
>
> Hi John,
>
> Actually, I DO like it, although I don't know if the tradespeople 
> will.  My daughter and I made something similar for their camping 
> trips (4 girls under 9 mean a lot of trips to the loo at night).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lynelle
>
> On 2017-07-11 6:19 PM, John Salmen wrote:
>
>     Your not going to like this suggestion – all I can say is they are
>     cheap, the technology works extremely well for composting - and as
>     a reference I had a very motivated vegan client in Portland (ad
>     Dr. no less) who used these in all of the bathrooms of his turn of
>     the century house.
>
>     http://www.appropedia.org/How_to_make_and_use_a_sawdust_toilet
>
>     this plan is decent and works surprisingly well – no bins to empty
>     – but I would spend a little mental energy on drilling out and
>     attaching some venting (computer fan works well).
>
>     I designed and built quite a few toilet systems decades ago. Not
>     an easy thing if you are trying to make everything work. It is
>     difficult to make a vented, liquid tight system – which is why
>     commercial composting toilets are basically useless. If they deal
>     with liquid they use heat – baked poop. I did design a very nice
>     toilet for a client that circulated liquid as a spray that both
>     denitrifies and allows for some evaporation (it was a handpump –
>     similar to a flush handle and children especially enjoyed that
>     feature). This was a permanent installation that is still in use
>     20 years later but was expensive. The venting was complex but was
>     essentially a well designed chimney. It was a flip system (2
>     containers – each lasted one year allowing the previous years
>     collection to be emptied after a year – a dry compost at that point).
>
>     Ironically I think the bucket system is the best. Like a large dog
>     poop bag – but with better followup.
>
>     For the 5 gal. bucket toilet - Swap the buckets out as soon as you
>     want to – buy as many buckets as you need. Seal with lids (leaving
>     the vent hole open) and date the buckets – leave them for 1 year
>     or so and then use as a tree fertilizer – can give them a shake
>     every now and then but mouldering is effective.
>
>     Jjohn
>
>     *From:*Greenbuilding
>     [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] *On Behalf
>     Of *Lynelle Hamilton
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:41 PM
>     *To:* Green Building
>     *Subject:* [Greenbuilding] Composting Toilet
>
>     Hi All,
>
>     Has anyone had any experience with self-contained composting
>     toilets? I am putting one in my temporary living space, while I
>     build. I may leave the unit in the structure afterward. I'd prefer
>     one that does not require specialized venting parts (some do) and
>     that does not require a drain to send liquids to the outside, but
>     will consider one if the unit is clearly a better choice.  I've
>     looked at Sun-Mar, Excel and one from Sutherland Ontario, but have
>     no idea which models perform well. It's for one person. Cost, of
>     course, is a factor!
>
>     Many thanks!
>
>     Lynelle
>
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