[Cob] composting toilet?

[D.J. Henman]

Tracy,
    the bucket of poo, as you call it, has to be aeroated.  That is it 
requires air in it for air likeing bacteria to break it down, generate 
heat and kill off pathogens.    The use of sawdust, peat, etc is for two 
reasons. 

1.) One is for providing space for air.   Too much liquid, obviously 
would be a problem.   That's why some use a differnt method with urine 
handling, which I recommend for serious beer drinkers. 

2.) The other is to produce a balanced environment for the good bacteria 
to reproduce.   In the humanure book, it mentions the carbon and 
nitrogen balances and which materials have how much.  


A cob compost outhouse design contest should be held.

Darel

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Tracy Johnson wrote:

>That's it..................
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>I've gotta get the Humanure book...........never in my mind could I ever
>imagine that using a bucket to poo in would not smell and clear people out
>of the house.
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>This group is amazing.  I feel like a kid again with my eyes wide open and
>so excited about what I am going to learn next!
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>Thanks to everyone for asking questions that I never thought of to ask and
>to those of you willing so graciously to answer them.   There are lots of us
>silent types in the list who for now are just listening.  It's very nice
>that you share your time and knowlege with us new to this concept of living.
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>Cookies and hot chocolate at my place for everyone........
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>Tracy
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>Tracy Johnson
>tjohnson at pacificexposition.com
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Yun Que" <yunk88 at hotmail.com>
>To: <darin at doolang.com>; <coblist at deatech.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:22 AM
>Subject: Re: [Cob] composting toilet?
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>>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.
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>>>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
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>>>I use a 5 gallon bucket and sawdust. It works great. I put a toliet lid
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>>>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
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>next
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>>>to my desk in the office so I can keep working rather than going up to
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>the
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>>>other bathroom. The two of us fill up a bucket, including our food
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>scraps,
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>>>in 4 to 5 days. If you start to smell it, just add more sawdust.
>>>
>>>This is the simplest, easiest and cheapest method and it makes great
>>>compost for the garden. Too combat the buildup of staining in the bucket,
>>>leave it out in the sunlight for the day every now and then. The odor
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>when
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>>>dumping the compost is surprisingly mild, the sawdust tempers it and it
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>has
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>>>already begun to break down. Again though, cover with straw or sawdust,
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>>>keep critters, flies and odors away. Rinse the bucket and add that to the
>>>always thirsty compost pile too.
>>>
>>>the best reference book is The Humanure Handbook by Joe Jenkins
>>>http://jenkinspublishing.com/
>>>
>>>Darin
>>>
>>>Jilly wrote:
>>>
>>>http://www.cetsolar.com/sunmarhome.htm
>>>
>>>Does anyone here currently use a composting toilet such as these in their
>>>cob home? What do you think?
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