Posts Tagged ‘ toilet ’

Off Grid or Green Toilets – Part 1 Composting

Aug 20th, 2008 | By Fritz Nordengren

A composting toilet is not an outhouse.
In a traditional outhouse — either in open ground hold or a concrete holding vault or tank, the waste collects and over time, turns septic.  Much of what contributes to odor is the waste being wet, and as a result, many people dislike outhouses.  There are great outhouse designs
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Off Grid or Green Toilets – Basics of Septic

Aug 7th, 2008 | By Fritz Nordengren

Even though every person and animal on the planet creates waste, it is an awkward silence that typically follows the beginning of a discussion about toilets, outhouses, and alternative toilets.  In certain public health circles, its every day chatter, but for most of the western world, toilets and their use are not part of regular
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