Author Topic: Compost Toilets (Read 4338 times)

the_snail · « **on:** April 26, 2005, 03:13:26 »

Hello!

I am new here so please be gentle. I am thinking about putting a toilet on the allotment site and would like to get some information about composting toilets. I have had the *toilet paper* (I like that name for it lol :D) and read through it. I am a little unsure about the composting toilet. Is it hygenic? Does it smell in the summer? What is it like to empty?

If you have one of these toilets on your site please could you give me some information and thoughts on what they are like.

Thank You!

wardy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2005, 13:40:10 »

A subject close to my heart ;D I have been swotting up for one on a community allotment so have been getting all the dope on the various options. Got invited to look at a composting bog (described as the Rolls Royce of composting lavs) which is on the Pinfolds Allotments, Cudworth, Barnsley. See other posts on this forum about it. The contact names are on Toilet Paper. The lady there says theirs gets whiffy but as many as 25 plus folks a day use it!! Otherwise they are sound. The best ones apparently use biomass willows which are grown round the facility and they draw up the liquids. These get coppiced yearly and you can then use those for making hurdles etc. The bog has to be moved every three years or so and the resultant compost used on the plot but not on food I'm told. I have some info today on some rather posh composting bogs from Canada but they are for log cabins etc and do cost lots ;D They are an option though. PM me for me stuff if you can't find what you're looking for by googling or on this forum ;D

the_snail · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2005, 14:17:58 »

Thanks for the information and Advice. I will spend tonight maybe googling for good toilets Ideas. Wish me muck! Er sorry luck :D

kitty · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2005, 16:49:51 »

me an wardy loooove composty bogs!
i fully intended to have my up and a-gurglin' by now...but planting got in the way..
i dont mean i planted stuff in front of the bogatarium..... ::)

i'll get me coat......

the_snail · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2005, 17:06:30 »

lol Good luck :) I know what you mean by planting takes up allot of time. I have not started yet. I have only planted my shallots and some caulies which the pigeons have eaten :( so I am a little late this year. Its due to the weather and a little ill health. So this week I want to get caught up with my planting :)

wardy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2005, 23:43:21 »

Kitty The composty willow bog could become a reality! My lotty neighbour with tiny shed (looks like a privvy) says she's got a second hand shed and we can have her shed as a lav ;D Hope she gets her new shed soon so we can start the project ;D

the_snail · « **Reply #6 on:** April 28, 2005, 05:34:38 »

I am thinking of having a compost toilet. The only concern I have is the smell and the emptying of the stuff at the bottom (no pun intended with the word bottom :D).

slugcatcher · « **Reply #7 on:** April 28, 2005, 05:52:21 »

Sexy snail i have posted this b4 on here somewhere but here is the link anyway

http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/sawdustoilet.html

Hope this helps to releave the pressure ;D

Ron

wardy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 28, 2005, 12:37:22 »

SS You don't empty it :) Your bog could be in position for about 3 years if not used very much. If you plant biomass willows around it they suck up the liquid so the product you're left with should be nice and crumbly (don't quote me as I;m no expert) You then put the "compost" around shrubs, etc (not eatables) and move your lav to another spot. To get rid of the smell there is a plastic downpipe which goes into the space under the bog and up the side of the shed and this has a fly screen in it but this helps to provide air flow to get rid of pong and to help the composting process. Apparently blackberry clippings go in or comfrey leaves to help to start things off. I've got an invite to go to the Pinfolds Allotments at Cudworth, Nr Barnsley to look at theirs. They are very proud of it and encourage visitors to use it :)

the_snail · « **Reply #9 on:** April 28, 2005, 16:44:28 »

Thanks for that, sounds promissing. Please tell us what you think when you have visited the site. Thanks :)

kitty · « **Reply #10 on:** April 29, 2005, 20:50:08 »

sluggy!you are the bog saviour!always popping up with that link in the nick of time! ;D

the_snail · « **Reply #11 on:** April 29, 2005, 21:57:07 »

Yes it is a itreresting Idea. I thought about building myself a single man loo on my plot. Just to test it out to see what it would be like before commiting to a big one for the site.

slugcatcher · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2005, 07:36:03 »

Why do you need a Singleman in there? ;D ::)
Ron :)

kitty · « **Reply #13 on:** May 03, 2005, 08:15:39 »

you could build a 'two 'oler' for company... ;D

the_snail · « **Reply #14 on:** May 03, 2005, 12:07:39 »

Ok proberbly the term single man loo was not the best ::) :P ;D

Diana · « **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2005, 16:01:15 »

Are there rules + regs about them (on lotties + home use)?

kitty · « **Reply #16 on:** May 03, 2005, 16:09:25 »

rules and regs?
yes...only visit a two 'oler with a friend you know really well.....
bring your own toilet paper ;)
and whistle ;D

you do know how to whistle dont you?

just put your lips together and blow..... ;)

they dont make films like thatanymore......... :(

wardy · « **Reply #17 on:** May 03, 2005, 23:03:10 »

I bet there are rules and regs as long as yer arm ;D I'd not tell them as the sky will probably fall on your head ;D

kitty · « **Reply #18 on:** May 04, 2005, 15:41:05 »

chicken licken,news at ten,allotments. ;D

i always say what the eye doesnt see.....its a need to know situation aint it?
and the allotment committee don't need to know..... ;)

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