Re: Water and toilets are a basic right
@KiwiThere are alternatives to flush toilets, even for Western use. I have some friends who live on a converted barge and, rather than pumping poo into the river, they have an electrically heated composting toilet. Bit high tech for Indian villages, but the basic principle is the same. All that comes out is nice dry compost, which they can use on the garden or take to the tip. Would work equally well on the 17th floor of a block of flats. Bonus is that the loo is always nice and warm, even in winter (and not at all smelly).
Cool! (well, not really :) )
I've known of chemical toilets, and those that use reed beds, but this sounds like something else worth looking into.
I've known grass composting (and silage, and of course the odd hay barn) to generate significant amounts of heat. I wonder if someone can come up with something that generates its own heat to allow removal of the electrical portion of it?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
