Simple Toilets

Alex


Photo: ECAL/Florian Joye

Going to the bathroom doesn't get much simpler than this. Behold the "Simple Toilet," as envisioned by Jessie Neukomm (bag) and Alejandro Bona (shovel) for the University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL), Switzerland. http://fdeco.femina.ch/?p=35 [in French] - via Cribcandy, Thanks Justine Dufrenne!


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While hiking the Appalachian Trail I used a garden trowel a few hundred times, no leaves though - just real tp!

Normally, though, for the past ten years we have used a sawdust composting toilet that it quite simple. The bucket, a box with a seat and lid, some sawdust, keep it covered and rotting sawdust works best. Compost in a simple bin layering it with straw or grass clippings. For more info see The Humanure Handbook
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I would think that the shovel handle should be shorter to make it easier to use. Also, in some areas (for example, where we live) the soil is so hard that you would need a rounded blade.
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There's a similar site out there called Ficlets (www.ficlets.com) Basically, you write a story, but you are limited to 1,024 characters.

It's been a wonderful way to kickstart my brain, shake loose ideas, and force myself to edit edit edit.

They offer inspirational pictures from Flickr you can use to inspire a ficlet. You can prequel or sequel someone else's story - or tell a longer story via a
series of ficlets. Best of all, the community is one of the best I've come across for honest feedback.

Ficlet's got me started on my way to writing a book (based on a picture there that turned into a series of ficlets) and well, it's just another awesome site :)
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