How to Make a Vermicomposting Flush Toilet

Quinta do Vale is an off-grid permaculture project of 2.5ha in the mountains of Central Portugal. It’s an evolving demonstration site for many aspects of sustainable living, with a particular emphasis on off-grid infrastructure. It’s run by Wendy Howard. When I first started planning the infrastructure here, I intended to use Joe Jenkins‘ dry ‘humanure’ composting toilet system throughout. Many people though dislike dry toilets. In 2013, we were converting an old hen coop into an outhouse toilet. From a conventional flush toilet, flushings drain through a waste pipe into an insulated plastic container. When the flushings enter the container, the solids remain on the surface to be processed by the worms and the liquids drain through the organic filter material and exit the container. I used a second-hand 1,000-litre plastic IBC to form the basis of the system. The tank is sited immediately below the toilet in a dry-stone schist enclosure. Further resources How to make a DIY worm tower

Unik toalett vill bryta WC-trenden - Tema Hälsa & Livsstil MiljöEfter flera års vidareutveckling lanseras den i särklass miljövänligaste toaletten CompostEra, nu ännu mer attraktiv för användare. Med smart design och ny teknik tar toaletten upp kampen med WC och andra konkurrenter. CompostEra är framtagen av KTH- och MIT-ingenjören Carl Lindström. CompostEra är snyggt designad, tystlåten och tar liten plats. Den revolutionerande toaletten är alltid helt luktfri då hela badrummet ventileras via toalettstolen. Genom så kallad sluten långtidskompostering använder CompostEra inte vatten som en traditionell spoltoalett utan håller sig ren och luktfri tack vare en smart designad toalettstol. Behöver inget tillstånd CompostEra passar såväl till villor och sommarstugor som till separat bastustuga vid badstranden. – Med ROT-avdrag blir installationen billigare och underhållet av toaletten kan även bekostas via RUT-avdrag, något som allt fler inser fördelen av, säger Carl. En helt luktfri toalett CompostEra är till skillnad från en vanlig WC helt luktfri.

Tips for Septic System Maintenance - Green Homes Bio-Microbics incorporates designs, manufactures and supplies wastewater and storm water equipment for residential single-family homes, small communities, commercial properties and marine vessel markets. If a septic system is not suitably located, properly designed, carefully installed, and adequately maintained, it can fail. It can also fail if solids clog it. Failing systems can threaten your family and neighbors' health, reduce the value of your property, and cost a lot of money to repair. Septic System Care Record Keeping Keep copies of all system drawings/plans of the site, installed equipment, and service records with all other home appliance documents. Laundry/Water Usage Spread wash loads throughout the week. Leaky Fixtures Large quantities of water are added to your wastewater system when you have leaking fixtures. Food Wastes Garbage disposal waste is acceptable – if allowed by your local regulatory authority. Medicines Do not flush them down any drain.

Montage. Maisons Nomades, un habitat léger innovant à auto-construire. Merci à Camille et Pierre-Alain pour leur merveilleux travail et investissement dans les Low-Tech!!!! Allez voir leurs nombreuses vidéos sur le site ci-dessous, génial! Pour les plans... Toilettes à litière biomaîtrisée Voici également le nouveau type de toilettes sèches innovantes et design que j'ai inventé: peu de matériaux à mettre en oeuvre, simplicité de montage: c'est le seau inox qui crée l'assise: à vos outils! Les toilettes à litière biomaîtrisée ( des toilettes sèches qui ne séparent pas les urines des féces ) sont une solution extraordinaire pour gérer intelligemment, écologiquement et économiquement nos excréments. - Revoir notre relation à nos déjections - Connaître la loi de base qui régit le fonctionnement de tous les écosystèmes - S'orienter vers les techniques qui ont intégré ces nouvelles données

How to Build a Simple Outhouse | HowToSpecialist - How to Build, Step by Step DIY Plans This step by step woodworking project is about how to build a simple outhouse. I have built this simple and temporarily outhouse for my countryside property. This is super easy to build and it cost me under $150 to make. We recommend you to invest in the best materials you could afford. Made from this plan Simple Outhouse Plans Building a simple outhouse If you want to build this outhouse, then this is your lucky day. How to build a simple outhouse Base-frame The first step of the outhouse project was to assemble the base. As you can see in the image, you also need to dig the 2-3′ deep hole for the outhouse. Fitting-the-slats-to-the-base Use a spirit level to check if the base frame is horizontal on all directions. Back-wall-frame Build the back wall frame from 2×2 lumber. Fitting-the-back-wall Fit the back wall frame to the base and align the edges. Braces I continued the project by fitting the front wall frame, using the same techniques described above. Outhouse-frame Framing-the-seat

Ditchfield Crafts: Compost Toilets The last month has been dominated by compost toilet builds. Two of them I have designed and built myself using timber from our sawmill and the third was largely the creation of Jim Symon, an excellent timber framer. This latter one was build using Oak and was in the grounds of a Norman church. I currently have no pictures of this one and will endeavour to return and snap some. This toilet is a twin vault system, so it has two wooden chambers, each with a separate lid. Urine goes straight into the chamber with the faeces where it is absorbed and composted by added plenty of dry, carbon rich matter, in this case this is coarse sawdust. The structural timbers, cladding and steps are Larch from our sawmill. The steps were based on an Oak staircase that I saw in an old building at the Weald and Downland museum. The second toilet uses Larch throughout except for the seat which was from a large Ash tree that I milled after it fell during a landslide.