19 May 2014, 14:48
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19 May 2014, 15:07
separate compost bin from "normal" compost, leave it longer to decompose.
19 May 2014, 15:32
No I won't be composting it, in my case it'll be disposed of the same way as the dog waste.
19 May 2014, 15:37
no garden Devonian? if you have its a waste of a resource just dumping it, dumping it will cause environmental problems of its own.
namely: gastroenteritis, cholera,hepatitis, typhoid and e-coli.
namely: gastroenteritis, cholera,hepatitis, typhoid and e-coli.
19 May 2014, 23:45
I have a soakaway system, it has been inspected and I have a certificate saying that it's acceptable. As far as I know it has never been and will never need to be emptied. It's at least 100 years old, so there must be quite a lot of something in there by now. We don't use anything that can't rot down and only use "bio-friendly" cleaners, so as not to kill the soakaway and poison our land.
PS/ The traditional way to start a septic tank was to throw a dead fox in it, I just happen to have one I prepared yesterday if anyone wants it ;-)
PS/ The traditional way to start a septic tank was to throw a dead fox in it, I just happen to have one I prepared yesterday if anyone wants it ;-)
20 May 2014, 00:18
No and Yes...
If we have sufficient water, we have a multi-cavity cesspit that has the same mystic properties as the one Steve describes, so in this case no composting necessary.
If water becomes short, or we have a big freeze, we still have the original dry toilet. We will compost along the lines described in the humanure book if this option is used. We do not have a spare compost bin in place for human waste, but have all the materials on site to make one if the need arises
If we have sufficient water, we have a multi-cavity cesspit that has the same mystic properties as the one Steve describes, so in this case no composting necessary.
If water becomes short, or we have a big freeze, we still have the original dry toilet. We will compost along the lines described in the humanure book if this option is used. We do not have a spare compost bin in place for human waste, but have all the materials on site to make one if the need arises
20 May 2014, 15:48
Already occasionally use a human manure system won't be much trouble to convert the toilets in the house.
20 May 2014, 17:32
I'm planning on setting up a composting loo at the allotment at some point this year. Practice for if we ever need it in the future & handy for the kids too
20 May 2014, 22:31
http://weblife.org/humanure/pdf/humanure...dition.pdf
Everything you ever want to know about composting poo.
Could have sworn this was posted before.
Everything you ever want to know about composting poo.
Could have sworn this was posted before.
20 May 2014, 23:05
I'm in the process of building a "tree bog" in the woodland right now. Works on the same principle as a composting toilet (i.e. aerobic digestion), only the "stuff" drops onto the ground rather than into a box. Provided there are plenty of trees about, the composting takes place quite quickly (and without odour). Apparently they are a little more tolerant of wee than the normal composting loos.
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