Intro
Benefits
- effective at eliminating odor from addition of lime or ash
- doesn't attract flies
- reduces human contact with contagious illnesses
- produces composted fertilizer that is rendered safer for human use as parasites are killed and the bacteria count is reduced
- prevents contamination of groundwater, since it is closed during composting
- is great for off grid systems that do not have access to a municipal sewer system
- it is cheaper then installing a municipal waste treatment system
- in order to work it does not require the addition of more water, a precious resource better drank then flushed down the toilet in most communities.
Alternative Human Waste Treatment Systems
UABJO Demonstration Wetland Wastewater Treatment, Reclamation, and Outreach How to make and use a sawdust toilet (original