[fsf60k] Re: Banos Secos
- From: ikecip@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:22:59 -0400
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well it is something worth trying out the next time we build a latrine.
is it a relatively simple process?
mc
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From: billcpf@xxxxxxx
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Sent: Tue, Sep 22, 2009 8:05 pm
Subject: [fsf60k] Re: Banos Secos
I could see putting a few of these in Nuevo to see how they go over. I
have seen this type of composting toilet in a peace community in
Baltimore and it works well. But someone has to take care of
maintenance and emptying the urine container. It is also possible to
add a urinal (like some porta-potties) for men and boys to use without
having to sit down and reduce the chances of peeing in the wrong place
contaminating the dry portion.
However, there is not a problem of a high water table allowing
contamination from the current latrines so I don't see an urgency in
this. If a house has a working latrine it would waste our limited
resources to put in a new dry outhouse. But might be way to go for
future. I would certainly be easier to install than dig 10 or 20 feet
holes in the hard ground of Nuevo.
- Bill O.
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From: Michael AR Cipoletti <ikecip@xxxxxxx>
To: fsf60k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'Lisa' <Lisapflanagan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: john.shanley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'Emily Sendin' <esendin@xxxxxxxxx>;
'Felix Acuna' <felix_the_cat_2000@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Sep 21, 2009 2:43 am
Subject: [fsf60k] Banos=2
0Secos
This is information I got from my friend Rachel Lindsay (whose mother
Peter met on his return from Nicaragua)
if you haven't already, look up DRY TIOLETS or BAÑOS SECOS. They are
exactly what communities like Nuevo Amanecer need. They even could
possibly be less work and money to build, and every year produce
useable fertilizer. If you are concerned about sanitation you can make
ones with two chambers so the solids ferment an entire year before
using. I visited a small community north of Achuapa called Lagartillo,
where a british brigade came and replaced all the normal drop outhouses
with dry toilets, and everyone raves about them. Honestly, the
villagers all love them and have completely stopped using their drop
toilets. Cleaner, don't smell, and their coffee plants are grown
organically and thriving. I was super impressed.
Here are some links
http://www.tierramor.org/permacultura/saniseco.htm
http://www.oursoil.org/drytoilet.php
http://www.zoomzap.com/download/construccion-SESseparador.pdf
check it out when you can
mc
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