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| | Composting Toilets |
 | | The composting toilet is well-suited for (but not limited to) remote areas where water is scarce, or areas with low percolation, high water tables, shallow soil or rough terrain. | | | Composting toilet systems divert nutrient and pathogen containing effluent from soil surface water and ground water (NSFC, 1998f). | | | Maintaining an aerobic environment in the composting chamber is the most important factor for the growth of microorganisms, reducing high moisture content and minimizing nitrogen loss through volitization. |
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| | Composting toilet -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | Of course, water based toilets were originally viewed with the same type of suspicions when they replaced the (additional info and facts about chamber pot) chamber pot. | | | The upside however is that they do not use any significant amount of water and they may produce fertilizer safe for small scale (additional info and facts about agricultural) agricultural use. | | | For this reason, human waste should not be used as fertilizer without ensuring that it is composted thoroughly. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/c/co/composting_toilet.htm
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| | Composting Toilet Systems |
| | The composting reactor should be constructed to separate the solids from the liquids and produce a stable, humus material with less than 200 most probable number (MPN) per gram of fecal coliform. | | | The trend in the composting of municipal solid waste (garbage and trash), sewage sludge and yard and agricultural residues is toward active systems. | | | By making the process active, the size of the composter can be reduced, because composting efficiency is speeded up (and the volume of the material reduced faster). |
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| | Fornyet Energi, Composting Toilet |
| | We require that the compost is brought in contact with soil bacteria and kept behind a little fence for yet another year before being spread out on gardens or fields. | | | The composting toilet solves with one blow the problems of "black waste water" and loaded nutrient salts in the recipient and overuse of our precious water resources. | | | The end product of the composting toilet is an odourless humus material totally unlike manure or the contents of a latrine. |
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http://www.deatech.com/natural/waste/toilet.html
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| | Composting Toilets |
| | Use this home composter to quickly and without odor, recycle year round most kitchen scraps into useful fertilizer. | | | Use with Centrex composters and with holding tanks or overloaded septic systems. | | | Use to ventilate outhouse, bathroom, composting toilet, greenhouse, etc. Has metal rain hood, protective rodent/pest screen. |
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http://www.kansaswindpower.net/composting_toilets.htm
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| | SunMar and Clivus Multrum composting toilet system sales, installation, and service |
| | The Excel composting toilet sits directly on your restroom floor, so installation simply involves cutting a hole in the roof for the vent, gluing a few pieces of pipe together, connecting the emergency overflow hose to a small drywell or holding tank, and then plugging the unit into an electrical outlet. | | | While it may not be necessary to have a electric fan assist the ventilation of your composter, it is highly recommended, especially in a full-time residential situation where the chance of down-drafts may be more commonplace. | | | If the compost is too moist, not enough bulking material is being added and oxygen can not penetrate the pile. |
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http://www.thenaturalhome.com/compost.html
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| | Natural Building Colloquium |
| | Two sources of odors in a dry composting toilet are ammonia from urine and methane from anaerobic digestion. | | | If the compost is dry and dusty be sure to moisturize it first so you will not breathe the dust. | | | When the compost has been digesting for a while, air will have a hard time naturally filtering through the compost piles. |
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http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/toilets.html
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| | Composting Dry Toilets, Ecological Ecuador Hotel |
| | In order to compost human waste, a ratio of 30 parts carbon to 1 part nitrogen is needed. | | | Using biodegradable hand soap, wastewater from the sink irrigates interior flower gardens which are fertilized with finished compost. | | | Finished compost has no smell, it does not resemble feces in any way and it's a great fertilizer for gardens and trees. |
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http://www.blacksheepinn.com/CompostingToilet.htm
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| | Sun-Mar Composting Toilets - Low prices on all SunMar products |
| | Composting action decreases with temperature, so for extended winter use, all piping should be well insulated and the unit should be kept at a minimum temperature of about 55-60 degrees Fahrenheit (13-15 Celsius). | | | When the compost is frozen, the drum should not be rotated. | | | In cottage use, some composted material may only need to be extracted in the spring. |
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http://www.altenergystore.com/cart/sunmar_compost_toilets.html
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| | Composting Toilets - Replacing an illogical practice with an ecological solution |
| | The composting toilet generates carbon dioxide and water vapour. | | | The composter needs to be kept free of foreign objects, meat scraps, and materials that do not easily decompose. | | | Sweden's extremely rocky soil conditions prompted research and development that led to the evolution of composting toilets as they are today. |
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| | Composting Toilets by phred |
| | The care and "feeding" of a composting toilet is not for careless people. | | | The sight of the compost is not disgusting and no odor. | | | I use oak leaves as my main compost material due to the slow breaking down, and use a bit more sandy soil than they recommended. |
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http://www.phrannie.org/compost.html
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| | Enterprising Technology Transfer: The Puerto Morelos Composting Toilet Project |
| | The first composting toilet was built with local labor and materials in May 1993. | | | But efficiency and economy will most improve with the introduction of prefabricated composting toilets and bathrooms. | | | The partnership has resulted in the construction of hundreds of ReSource Composting Toilets and soaring demand for this ecological technology in the Yucatan Peninsula. |
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| | solar composting advanced toilet |
| | No foul odors: Composting is an aerobic process in which microorganisms convert organic material into soil. | | | By-products are heat, water vapor and carbon dioxide. | | | No electric hook-up: Translucent roofing material over the stall provides ample light during the day. |
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| | Sourcebook: Composting Toilets |
| | A waterless composting toilet uses no water and produces a valuable fertilizer. | | | The composted product is marketed as a landscape fertilizer called Dillo Dirt. | | | The permit cost is $200 for an NSF-approved unit, or $300 for an engineered unit. |
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http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/CompostToilet.html
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| | weblife.org: Humanure Handbook: Chapter 6: Composting Toilets and Systems |
| | Such management includes the regular addition to the toilet contents of sufficient carbon-based bulking material, such as sawdust, peat moss, straw, hay, or weeds. | | | Currently, other recyclable materials such as bottles and cans are collected from homes by municipalities; in some areas organic food materials are also collected and composted at centralized composting facilities. | | | The day will come when those collected organic materials will include toilet materials. |
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| | Compost Toilet at City Farmer |
| | The main task is the installation of the two inch vent which is attached at the top near the rear of the unit. | | | After each solid waste deposit, a small cup of cover material, [either compost bedding or sawdust (pine, hemlock, spruce, fir, maple or oak)] must be added. | | | Although the Excel is normally able to evaporate all the liquid it receives, an emergency drain is attached at the rear. |
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| | Envirolet Composting Toilets BLOG |
| | A winter box is essentially an insulated box (usually made of wood, hence the name!) that covers or surrounds the compost unit. | | | It is ideal to protect the actual composting unit with a winter box. | | | Dual fans, operating in conjunction with natural microbe action, continuously circulate a large volume of air at a high flow rate around a specially shaped Aeration Basket. |
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| | reduction in septic tank size with the use of a waterless toilet. | | | and plastics; put all your wet organics in the compost tank; burn all your dry organics in | | | In China along the farm roadsides are outhouses with signs asking please to |
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| | Rhode Island news projo.com The Providence Journal Home |
| | The compost product fertilizes the earth rather than building up in the sewage system as toxic sludge. | | | Ninety percent of the waste is urine, pumped out and treated in a constructed wetland, and red wriggler worms digest the solid waste. | | | "There is a growing recognition of the shortage of water and the harmful problems with sewage treatment plants," said Don Mills, a sales representative for Clivus Multrum Inc., a manufacturer of composting toilets. |
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http://www.projo.com/home/content/projo_20050417_toilet17.18e671d.html
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| | Creative Energy Technologies Inc: Residential Composting Toilets from Sun-Mar |
| | Compost Sure retains moisture while maintaining good porosity so liquid can drain through the compost - leaving free air space (oxygen) behind. | | | This helps to mechanically break up the compost and provides a good source of carbon; essential for efficient composting | | | Composting capacity varies with the size of the Bio-drum. |
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| | How to Compost.org |
| | Whether you grow flowers, vegetables, herbs or houseplants, compost is "black gold" in the garden. | | | In the fall, we turn it under and start all over in the spring. | | | A composting toilet breaks down waste into an inoffensive soil using aerobic bacteria. |
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| | Sun-Mar Composting Toilets |
| | The small amount of remaining material is converted to useful fertilizing soil by natural decomposition. | | | Sun-Mar Named "Paragon of the Industry" Jul 30 2005 | | | Since waste entering the toilets is over 90% water content, it is evaporated and carried back to the atmosphere through the vent system. |
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| | Composting Toilets (on HomeFizz.com) |
| | Dry toilets, rainwater harvesting, wetlands for greywater treatment and organic gardening in Mexico. | | | A small, customer-oriented manufacturer of self-contained waterless, airtight, integral-urinal toilets. | | | The composting toilet system products and book about more than fifty types of systems. |
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http://www.homefizz.com/Gardening/Soil_and_Additives/Compost/Composting_Toilets
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| | Eco Toilets - Suppliers of Composting Toilets |
| | Ideal in areas where poor soil, higher ground water or surface water precludes a septic tank system! | | | Mailing Address: PO Box 14 028, Enderley, Hamilton, New Zealand. | | | Composting toilets for permanent dwellings as well as for holiday homes. |
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| | Equaris - a less expensive and safer environmental alternative to septic systems |
| | The major sources of wastewater pollution in conventional septic and sewer systems are the toilet and garbage disposal. | | | Because all Equaris Technologies "reduce, reuse and recycle", they are both sustainable and cost less than conventional water and sewage systems while dramatically reducing water usage and treating all organic wastes. | | | Yet over the past several years conventional wastewater treatment systems have squandered and polluted many water resources rendering them unable to meet the demands of population growth and community development. |
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| | Real Goods - composting toilets |
| | Composting toilets can close the nutrient cycle, turning a dangerous waste product into safe compost, without the smell, hassle, or fly problems. | | | They are usually less expensive than conventional septic systems and they will reduce household water consumption by at least 25%. | | | But like the venerable outhouse, composting toilets only deal with human excreta. |
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| | Composting Toilets |
| | In addition, contributing to environmental conservation, BioLet composting toilets not only do not pollute our lakes, streams, oceans and the ground, but also generate an end-product beneficial for the soil without using valuable water. | | | The BioLet Composting toilet is a patented biological waste treatment system which evaporates excessive moisture and decomposes human waste with the help of nature's own microorganisms. | | | The controlled supply of heat and air and the periodic mixing of the compost speeds up the decomposition process and transforms human waste into a harmless, useful product. |
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| | PHOENIX COMPOSTING TOILET |
| | Operates like a garden compost pile, transforming wastes into a stable end product. | | | The odorless and waterless Phoenix composting toilet conserves energy and water, and is friendly to the environment. | | | High strength, long lasting materials resist corrosion and defeat vandals and extreme conditions. |
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| | Green Trust Sustainability & Renewable Energy: February 2005 |
| | It's a balmy 32F, The generator is generating, and all is warm and cozy. | | | We are also getting articles ready for the March issue of ESSN Magazine, so keep an eye out for that as well. | | | I've been busy developing a new website for GreenToilets.Org, which will expound upon the virtues of composting toilets and water conservation, plus doing some code work and editorial for Off-Grid.Net. |
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| | CORNELL Composting |
| | If you intend to use this material, please acknowledge its author and source. | | | and provides access to a variety of composting educational materials and programs developed at Cornell University. | | | This section outlines the basic science and engineering principles involved in the composting process. |
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| | Books on Simple and Sustainable Living, Prudent and Frugal Living |
| | Not a plodding how-to book, great writing, complete guide to soil, composting, marketing, tools, planting, cultivating, harvesting. | | | Homeowner plans for several types of dry toilets, compost privies and grey water systems. | | | They raised fish in basements, vegetables in vacant lots and on rooftops, built composting toilets, published a newspaper, and had plans for a methanol plant to produce fuel. |
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| | Sustainable Living, Environmentally, Ecologically, Socially |
| | A marvelously comprehensive site, including information on such things as: Green Building Basics, Sustainable Siting, Passive Solar Design, Straw Bale Design, Green Building Materials, Environmental Paint, Water Conservation, Composting Toilets, Energy Saving Appliances. | | | Energy Efficiency, Solar and Wind Power, Indoor Air Quality, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, Environmental Hotels, and more. |
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| | Envirolet Composting Toilets by Sancor |
| | Envirolet® Waterless & Low Water composting toilets, manufactured by Sancor in North America, are available factory direct in a choice of non-electric, 12v and 120v. | | | Envirolet® does not burn, use chemicals or require a septic tank. | | | Only Envirolet® Composting Toilet Systems are designed and engineered around our unique, patented, Automatic Six-Way Aeration™ and evaporation process. |
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| | Compost Toilet Tips - SymBioSystems |
| | After sitting on many different types of compost toilets I have developed some personal preferences. | | | Here at Round River Alternatives, we are 100% solar and wind powered so we purchased a small non-electric composting toilet which did not work satisfactorily. | | | Fortunately, there are many good composting toilet units on the market. |
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| | Composting Toilet World |
| | Unfortunately, it will be a lighter shade of green as they are not going to use waterless or composting toilets because they are “too unconventional and expensive.” One day people will get it! | | | Solar power, a gravity-fed water supply and a composting toilet would make it self-sufficient. | | | Composting Toilet World is an advocate for the use of composting toilets worldwide. |
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| | Composting Toilets |
| | Envirolet® has been sold worldwide since 1977 and has waterless and low water models available in choice of non-electric, 12v battery and 120v electric. | | | These truly are systems, and not just toilets, that come in a variety of power choices, depending on the model. | | | Sancor • Envirolet® • Composting Toilet World • Envirolet® Buzz • Greenthinkers • allcottage |
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| | Cotuit Dry Toilets: self-contained, composting, waterless, airtight, integral-urinal toilets |
| | Urine separation is also critical for keeping the compost bin from becoming anaerobic from excess liquid. | | | Seventeen years of research and design trial enable the Cotuit Dry Toilet to be unconditionally guaranteed. | | | We are a small, customer-oriented manufacturer of what we believe to be the best self-contained waterless toilet currently available. |
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| | Nature Loo Composting Toilets and Grey Water Treatment |
| | Nature Loo is a family-owned, Australian company that has provided domestic waste solutions since 1994. | | | Our reputation was established with our composting waterless toilets, however we now also offer grey water systems. | | | We keep designs uncomplicated so that prices and ongoing maintenance costs stay low. |
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| | Composting toilets Rota-Loo saves water |
| | Thus, by the time no. 1 bin came round for use again, (a time lapse of about 18 months) its contents had matured into a non-smelly, friable compost in which none of the original excreta could be recognised as such. | | | If you want to REALLY cut down on your water usage in the household, this is one of the most effective ways that I personally know of. | | | Within the toilet cubicle, smell was no problem at all, because a fan continuously draws air from the cubicle down through the system, and vented above the roofline. |
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| | Sun-Mar Composting Toilets |
| | Because no chemicals or septic is used, fragile environments can be protected. | | | Since that time we have become the Dealer for Sun-Mar Composting Toilets in Northern Michigan. | | | We feel it is important to keep our natural resources here in Northern Michigan as pristine as possible. |
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| | Clivus Multrum Composting Toilets and Non-pulluting Public Restrooms in Europe |
| | Clivus Multrum products are based on natural composting processes offering odor-free, resillient, and practical solutions to the high cost of conventional sewage systems with the wasting and pollution of water that goes with them. | | | Homeowners, corporations and public facility providers the world over have installed Clivus Multrum composting toilets and found them to be more hygienic, more cost effective and much easier to operate than toilet systems using water for transportation of waste. | | | Clivus Multrum Composting Toilets and Non-pulluting Public Restrooms in Europe |
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| | Envirolet Composting Toilets |
| | Install up to three low flush toilets per Low Water Remote System. | | | There are three types of Envirolet® Composting Toilet Systems to choose from. | | | Ideal for bathrooms that have little or no space below for Remote compost unit such as a basement. |
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| | NSP - Book Info Page |
| | Finally, complementary systems, such as solar appliances, composting toilets, and alternative power systems are covered. | | | Next, examples of diverse natural dwellings are shared-from a Hybrid Hobbit House to a thatched studio and a cob office. |
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| | ..:: Carol Steinfeld::.. |
| | Right: A composting toilet workshop team at El Santuario in Baja California Sur, Mexico pose at one of their creations. | | | A state-funded pilot program to organize and inform community members to teach their neighbors how to compost, based on community-based social marketing methods: Neighbor-to-Neighbor Composting Program (N2N) | | | Composting Toilets Emerge as Viable Alternatives in Environmental Design and Construction |
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| | Envirolet® Composting Toilets - Europe |
| | Envirolet® has been made in Canada since 1977. | | | Waterless & low flush compost toilet systems are available in choice of non-electric, 12VDC or AC electric. | | | SANCOR™ is proud sponsor of The World of Composting Toilets. |
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