GBlist: solar composting toilet

Jorg Ostrowski (ash@freenet.calgary.ab.ca)
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 06:53:45 -0700 (MST)

John Cruickshank has developed a solar composting toilet that may have
application in permafrost situations. You can check with him:
<70401.2715@compuserve.com>
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Jorg Ostrowski, M. Arch. A.S. (MIT), B. Arch. (Toronto), Ecotect
in full-time professional practice since 1976 (Straw Bale since 1978),
3 demonstration projects in Canada built 1979, 1981, 1994, +80,000 visitors
- living a conserver lifestyle & working in a sustainable home and office
Web Site [under construction]: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~jdo/ecotecture.htm
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On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Leo Rainer wrote:

>
> At 07:15 PM 3/16/97 -0600, Mark Hodges wrote:
> ...
> >Anybody have any experience with these things? I would like to get the
> >poop on this. Oooh . . . Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)
> >
> > - Mark -
>
> I saw these (and used them) at a construction camp on the North Slope.
> Seemed insane to use diesel or natural gas generated electricity to
> incinerate waste, but the alternative was 'honey buckets' as everything is
> on permafrost. I have no idea how much power they use, but it must be
> substantial. Would be interesting to see if one could get a composting
> toilet to work under those conditions.
>
> I guess you can put this one in the 'cutting butter with a chainsaw' file:^)
>
> ...leo
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