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[Cob] composting toilet?

jfrost jsf3018 at neo.tamu.edu
Tue Nov 4 12:33:34 CST 2003


Instead of the  5 Gall. Bucket , could you use one
of those  Plastic 20gal? size buckets you find at W-mrt.?
they are made for yard jobs, & have two nylon rope handles.
J.



> Cat here, my bucket has wheels!  found an old Radial Flyer that is a great
> transport to the compost pile.  Some of my neighbors have 2 pottys one wet
> one dry.  Seems to work well.
>
>
> >From: Darin Lang <darin at doolang.com>
> >To: Coblist at deatech.com
> >Subject: Re: [Cob] composting toilet?
> >Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 21:58:33 -0500
> >
> >I use a 5 gallon bucket and sawdust. It works great. I put a toliet lid
on
> >the 5 gallon bucket, you could build a platform, but I am happy with the
> >lid. It is odorloss, as long as you cover your dookie with sawdust and
> >empty it when about 3/4 full. I keep at least a second bucket handy then
> >put the lid on it when it is full. That way i can take it out to the
> >compost pile at my convenience. I throw all organic matter in there too
> >unless it is going to the chickens. Just keep it covered with sawdust and
> >there is no odor and no flies etc. It is so odorless, I keep one right
next
> >to my desk in the office so I can keep working rather than going up to
the
> >other bathroom. The two of us fill up a bucket, including our food
scraps,
> >in 4 to 5 days. If you start to smell it, just add more sawdust.
> >Darin