Is this an advisable and lofty design of our cities in the face of much more than 10% of world not having potable water? The flock of people leaving places like Honduras to go to the U.S., is largely due to the lack of water and droughts, brought on by Climate Disruption! Many in rural Canada and the U.S. also only have limited water. Much of the world has toxic water! So we should be grate-ful and ACT to protect and save ours.
"Waste water" systems are massive, very expensive structures. The composting toilet uses no water - so you don't pay for water - or "waste" it. "Waste" is no longer "bad" but a valuable "resource"! Instead of damaging water, land, you will now be making it better. And you will have free gold. Created by your-self!
The great thing is that you can easily [and not stinkily!] compost your poop. What's needed? Well you can buy "high tech" units which are self-maintained - so all you do is poop and enjoy the water savings! Some can be expensive but so are "regular" water-hogging toilets.
Here's how to do it for FREE! And the great thing with either route is you end up with wonder-ful compost you can grow food in or spread outdoors somewhere even if you don't have land.
Needed:
1. A pail [preferably around a 23L size - grape/wine do-it-yourself places have these; check grocery stores, etc]
2. Some absorbent material [for the smell - which is mainly from urine!]: leaves, wood chips, or sawdust all work well.
3. Something to sit on. Books work well - 1 under each cheek! Or you can use a reg toilet seat. You can also build a unit with a seat on it. I use bibles as the bible says the body is the temple of God. So this is a sacred place! :)
4. Somewhere you want to poop in. Beside your reg toilet is a great place. You can use the old one to stack your books on!
How?
1. Put about 5cm of the leaves, chips etc in the bottom of pail. Then do your stuff: 123PoopItOut! Wipe [if you like!]. Then add a couple of cm more of the chips etc. Put the lid on. Done!
2. When about 3/4 full, it's time to empty. Have a designated spot and dump it. It should only smell a little for a few hours. So don't put right on the edge of the property. The more chips etc. in it - the less the smell.
3. Rinse: fill 1/10 full or so and swish around. Repeat at least 5x. You can use detergent but don't necessarily need to. Any marks on side can be cleaned with leaves, grass etc. Or you can use a hose etc.
4. Try to leave in the sun for at least a few hours. Then put chips etc on the bottom and take back inside. Easy!
You have now saved about 20000L of water per person per year! It's a good idea to leave the pile for about a year if you live in the Northern Hemisphere. Experiment with size of pile [# of dump[ings] on it!]. 5 or so is good. You can get compost thermometers to be sure it reaches 140C to kill pathogens. But this isn't really necessary. Or just use after a year and don't grow leafy or rooting veg in it. Tomatoes etc love it!
It may seem scary at first: our cult-u-r-e of fecalphobia. But, like most habits, it's no big deal soon.
One thing that helps to reduce smell, but is NOT necessary, is to pee into a jug or small pail [if you don't have a pee pee]. This can be put directly on the roots of growing plants.
En-joy the "fruits" of your "labour"! :)
