worm composting, was Re: Cob: $500 ??#$"#$!

[Steve Veeneman]

Another option is to use earthworms instead of
thermophilic composting.  Sawdust would still be a
good idea as it can balance off the nitrogen, but as
far as I know nobody has actually studied using worms
in a composting toilet.  

At the 2000 Vermillenium Conference though, one
presenter described EPA pilot projects that were run
in three small cities, and confirmed that at 70 days
the incidents of all three measureable criteria were
below the safety threshold for type A refuse.  The
worms eat everything, including viruses apparently!

Steve

--- Raduazo at aol.com wrote:
>   Living in a $500 dollar house is not for everyone.
> First you have to have a 
> small house with a small roof and second you must
> count on a lot of recycled 
> material coming your way.
>        As for a toilet system I highly recommend
> "The Humannure Handbook" by 
> Joseph Jenkins. I hate his writing style, but his
> system is the best I have 
> seen, though somewhat labor intensive. It requires
> three drywall buckets, two 
> compost bins, a toilet seat and means to mount the
> seat over a drywall bucket 
> and a supply of sawdust.
>        The bins should large enough to hold 1 years
> worth of waste material. 
> When the first bin is full start on the second bin.
> When the second bin is 
> full the first bin is one year old and should be
> ready to empty into the 
> garden. If you are nervous about the material in the
> first bin put it around 
> fruit trees but if your compost in heats up as it
> should there will be no 
> health problem. (The book recommends buying a 3 ft.
> thermometer to check and 
> record the temperature at various portions of the
> pile)
>        As I say this life style is not for everyone.
>        Ed
> 


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