The Composting Toilet System, Or, The Waterless Toilet
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 33,27 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Toilets
ISBN : 9780958664905
The Humanure Handbook
Author : Joseph C. Jenkins
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,46 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Book Description
The most comprehensive, up-to-date and thoroughly researched book on the topic of composting human manure available anywhere. It includes a review of the historical, cultural and environmental issues pertaining to "human waste," as well as an in depth look at the potential health risks related to humanure recycling, with clear instructions on how to eliminate those dangers in order to safely convert humanure into garden soil. Written by a humanure composter with over thirty years experience, this classic work now includes illustrated, step-by-step instructions on how to build a humanure toilet, a chapter on alternative graywater systems, photos of owner-built humanure toilets from around the world, and an overview of commercial composting toilets and systems.
The Composting Toilet System Book
Author : David Del Porto
Publisher :
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,64 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Book Description
Composting toilet systems and other ecological wastewater management methods are emerging as viable and cost-saving alternatives to wastewater disposal systems worldwide. Find out why-and how to choose, install and maintain them!In this book, you'll find:ʺ Descriptions of more than 40 systems-both manufactured and site-built-and their sourcesʺ Information on compatible toilet stools and installing micro-flush toiletsʺ Tips on choosing, planning, installing and maintaining your composting toilet systemʺ The experiences of owner-operators worldwideʺ What you should know about graywater and its treatmentʺ Regulations and advice about getting your system approved. David Del Porto has sold and serviced thousands of several models and brands of composting toilet systems since 1972. He has also helped write regulations and performance standards for these systems, and has designed composting toilet and graywater systems for Greenpeace, government agencies and for developing countries. 25 years of his research and experience is detailed in the book.,D.
Composting Toilets
Author : Vahine Taino
Publisher : Youcanprint
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 29,39 MB
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 8827847073
Book Description
This book of Composting toilets is a crucial feature of local resilience, money saving, water conservation, resource recovery, septic system replacement, and an improved bathroom experience in rural and urban buildings. Whether you hear about compost toilets or you are ready to purchase one, this book will guide you in how they work, what the differences are between popular brands, and how to choose the best composting toilet for your needs. After years of using and selling composting toilets, this book breaks down those questions including some common problems people run into after purchasing a compost toilet and explains how to avoid or correct them. If you are considering a composting toilet in your near future, this is the most comprehensive, real user, honest insight available! Here Is a Preview of What’s Included... Composting Toilets - Is One Right for Your Family? Composting Toilet Do's and Don'ts Distinctive Types of Composting Toilets and Their Features Common Composting Toilet Complaints How to Promote the Use of Composting Toilets? Composting Toilet - Environmental Benefits And many more Grab your copy now!!! and no more about Composting toilets.
The Toilet Papers
Author : Sim Van Der Ryn
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 17,32 MB
Release : 1999-08-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1603581308
Book Description
A classic is back in print! One of the favorite books of 1970s back-to-the-landers, The Toilet Papers is an informative, inspiring, and irreverent look at how people have dealt with their wastes through the centuries. In a historical survey, Van der Ryn provides the basic facts concerning human wastes, and describes safe designs for toilets that reduce water consumption and avert the necessity for expensive and unreliable treatment systems. The Toilet Papers provides do-it-yourself plans for a basic compost privy and a variety of graywater systems.
The Compost Toilet Handbook
Author : Joseph Jenkins
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 33,75 MB
Release : 2021-05-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781733603515
Book Description
From the author of The Humanure Handbook, an expert guide to compost toilets you can build yourself The Compost Toilet Handbook is an illustrated instructional manual explaining how to make, use, and manage compost toilets, which are waste-free toilets that rely on the biological process of composting to recycle toilet material. It is based on the author's 40+ years of first-hand experience with "composting as a sanitation alternative." The 254-page indexed book has 161 pages of color photos including 203 photos or illustrations from 13 countries where compost toilet systems are in use. The 2nd half of the book includes case study reviews of compost toilet projects in African prisons and schools; Haitian schools, orphanages, and villages; schools in Mozambique; neighborhoods in Mongolia; a school and village in Nicaragua; and an ecovillage in the US. Along with the nuts and bolts of compost toilet construction, use, and management, the book covers emergency preparedness, cold weather composting, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, health, and safety.
Essential Composting Toilets
Author : Gord Baird
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 35,56 MB
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1771422602
Book Description
From wastestream to mainstream, a practical guide to composting toilet systems. Composting toilets are a key feature for local resilience, money saving, water conservation, resource recovery, septic system replacement, and an improved bathroom experience in rural and urban buildings. Essential Composting Toilets is a streamlined manual that takes a practical, how-to approach to composting toilet system selection, design, installation, and operation, while meeting universal health and safety objectives. Drawing from existing regulations and research, this book dispels myths and provides tools to assess various systems. It includes: Easily-understood drawings, plans, and photos Coverage of all main composting toilet systems Selection criteria including site considerations, urine separation pros/cons, renovations/new builds, ventilation, servicing, and composting details Design and installation details. Offering a professional approach accessible to DIYers, homeowners, designers, building consultants, water conservation advocates, and regulators, Essential Composting Toilets provides key information for redesigning toilet systems anywhere in the world.
Composting Toilet Systems, Planning, Design, & Maintenance
Author : Brenda Land
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 25,23 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Compost
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Book Description
Compost Everything
Author : David The Good
Publisher : Good Books
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 22,68 MB
Release : 2021-07-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781955289030
Book Description
If you're ready to throw out the rule book and return as much as you can to the soil, Compost Everything is the book for you. It's time to quit fighting Mother Nature and start working with her to recycle organic matter and create lush and beautiful gardens with some of the most extreme composting techniques known to Man!In this inspiring composting guide, you'll learn how to??brew your own fish fertilizer with a few easy ingredients?quit turning piles and make compost the simple way?avoid roasting your garden with chemical-laced manure?discover the Native American trick for concentrating fertility and growing in lousy soil?squeeze every ounce of fertility from your compost?deal with grid-down sanitation?stop filling landfills and start enriching your yard?turn "trash" into treasure...get rid of unwanted bodies.Learn to compost like you've never composted before with expert gardener and master composter David the Good.
Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies
Author : Elizabeth Tilley
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 36,64 MB
Release : 2014
Category :
ISBN : 9783906484570
