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Toliets and the hurricane
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Toliets and the hurricane
I’ve seen numerous videos of people stuck in the hurricane aftermath speaking about toilets, how much water is required to flush, and the problems with sanitation. I’ll share some things I learned living outside the USA.
1) Other countries’ sewer systems don’t handle toilet paper. If you use it, it goes into a waste can to be burned later. Toilet paper floats and takes up a lot of the water to flush. This will save tons of water and unnecessary flushing.
2) Wiping can easily be replaced by rinsing off. In SE Asia, a 55 gallon drum is filled with clean water beside the outside toilet. A dipper hangs on the wall. (Needs to be clean for the ladies otherwise bladder infections.) This can work in no power situation. Americans have some weird aversion to anything like bidets.
3) Collect urine separately then it can either be poured on weeds/stumps to break things down or burn them up. This keeps odor down. You don’t need to flush every time someone pees.
4) For BMs, use non-potable water and again keep a bucket at hand. To trigger the flush, dump a fair amount all at once, don’t dribble it a little at a time.
5) Temporary measures may have to be good enough. For some rural villages, an often used solution is to dig out a hole for a culvert. Stand it up on end and allow the bottom to be open to leach out the contents. You can layer with sawdust to keep flies down and speed decamp. Put an outhouse on top. When it fills up, they cover the opening and dig another.
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Doesn’t have to be complicated. Just a bucket and a seat, plus some sawdust nearby to cover up. When full, dump it in a hot compost.
If you really want to get fancy, divert the urine to a separate bucket, water it down, and spray on plants.
For further reading, “The Humanure Handbook” (free online) http://www.humanurehandbook.com/contents.html
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