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[Cob] composting toilet?jfrost jsf3018 at neo.tamu.eduTue 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
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