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Ecological Sanitation and Composting Toilets
Ecological sanitation is a new, and still emerging, paradigm for dealing with human and household waste in a manner that is beneficial for the environment. Sometimes referred to as EcoSan or Eco-San, one of the primary tenants of this paradigm is that human and household “waste” is actually a valuable resource instead of a waste … Continue reading
Humanure Toilet Composting: A Personal Account
Over the years I have had personal experience with several non-conventional toilet composting systems. In rural Mexico I lived in a small indigenous village where we “did our business” in the backyard milpa (cornfield) – a waste disposal method that produces what is sometimes referred to as “night soil,” and is quite common in developing … Continue reading
What is Humanure and What Can I Do With It?
If you are exploring composting toilets or other forms of alternative waste systems, it is likely that you have already come across the term “humanure” being used, but not defined. What is Humanure? Humanure is a neologism (a newly coined word becoming more popular in common speech, but not fully accepted into mainstream language) that … Continue reading