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rusty quoin

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13. I actually have a book somewhere about this I read in the early 2000s.

Wed Apr 6, 2016, 10:13 PM

Apr 2016

Maybe I will try to find it.

My take on it was there is nothing like flushing unless you live in a remote cabin or something.

There was a family I visited that had a working marsh, end of the line sewage treatment system. There was no smell and plenty of reeds and other plants...water lillies...dragonflies..animal life...a whole ecosystem.

They had a big barbecue, and it was great, until my friend and I watched a guy wash a corn cob in the marsh and eat it.

I guess my point is, scientifically I'm sure the guy was okay to wash his corn, but for most of us, we want our waste flushed. If we need to do alternative waste water systems, to save water, or composting toilets inside the house, the push back may be more than that of accepting solar energy, which I have been a fan of since the 70s.

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Has anyone used an alternative toilet in their living space? [View all] jwirr Apr 2016 OP

Well, there's kitty litter. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #1

LOL. My tiny house has run into a little problem. The district jwirr Apr 2016 #3

Composting toilets need to be emptied pretty frequently Warpy Apr 2016 #2

Thank you. I will not be on a sewer line at all. So no flushing. jwirr Apr 2016 #4

I've been to homes that had them Warpy Apr 2016 #5

That is good. One of the reasons I want my tiny house is so jwirr Apr 2016 #6

Yeah, I'd love to downsize Warpy Apr 2016 #7

I have been technically homeless for about 10 years moving jwirr Apr 2016 #8

Been there, too, and learned an address is the most important thing to have Warpy Apr 2016 #9

I read that the other day. I guess we are welcome under jwirr Apr 2016 #10

Only if you live in cardboard. Warpy Apr 2016 #11

Once in the Great Depression that was considered a good jwirr Apr 2016 #12

I actually have a book somewhere about this I read in the early 2000s. rusty quoin Apr 2016 #13

My problem is that our water safety agency is trying to clean jwirr Apr 2016 #14

My dad too lives on a lake. Since we moved there in the mid 70s, sewage was always a problem. rusty quoin Apr 2016 #17

Thank you. I am hoping that the sewer system will be just jwirr Apr 2016 #18

Well, you asked... hermetic Apr 2016 #15

Thank you - love that kitty in your post. jwirr Apr 2016 #16