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Thanx for the reply and the info! I used to collect my urine via a homemade urinal years ago and I need to get back to doing that. It was great for kicking my compost during the winter. I’m thinking of installing a urinal on the wall and plumbing it to a collection barrel where there is a slope on the south side of the house. I’d kind of like to have a crapper that would be a little more sophisticated than a bucket or require a separate building with two holding areas (the minute I would build a separate structure the assessor would raise my property taxes). If anyone knows where there are plans or blueprints for a composting toilet system that uses no or little energy, either on the web, magazine, or in book form I would greatly appreciate the info. Not using my Norweco septic system for processing feces would greatly reduce the aeration requirements in the processing tank.
It's not strictly "composting," but take a look at the Sunny John mouldering toilet system.
Also, the classic Humanure Handbook is available to read free online.
Jeff beat me to it. I've lent a paper copy of Jenkins' book to a dozen people. All were skeptical (as was I), now hold graduate degrees (whatever that's worth), and accepted the practicality and safety of Jenkins' system after reading the book. Four of the twelve have put the system to practise.
I may or may not have used the composting toilet system described in Jenkins' book for the last four years. The possible experience may have led me to the conclusion that the system described is simple, cheap, nearly fool-proof, and except for a few minutes while dumping buckets into the compost bin, stink-free. No need to seperate liquids from solids either. Just do your business and cover with a scoop or two of sawdust.
I may or may not have experience with the syste, but my wife most certainly has not (but she's fine with a commercial composting toilet that is in the works for the house we're building).