Yellow is the New Green

Paul Cooke

Did anyone see this interesting article about no-mix toilets?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/opinion/27george.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=yellow%20new%20green&st=cse

nicholas bonham-carter

the new green

when i visited the Bitish Virgin Islands, the public toilets had nice little hand-written signs....

if it's yellow..
let it mellow..
if it's brown..
flush it down...!

--nbc

Bob Gagnon plumbing and heating

I used to follow that principle at my house

But using grey water doesn't smell and is much more sanitary. Grey water is the way to go.

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scott markle_2

Yes, I thought it was interesting. I'm familiar with the arguments against the flush toilet, also remembered the part about %80 of the nitrogen being in the urine, from my days as a compost freak.

Refreshing to see the NYT printing an opinion piece about human excrement. I like the part about getting guys to sit and how some people think that a man who sits on a toilet is a homosexual. I'v been trying to talk my son into considering this approach as his aims leave a lot to be desired!

What I didn't get or follow up on is where the urine goes and how its used. Not everyone has a cubic yard of organic material aerobically composting in their back yard to juice up.

Mad Dog_2

In Bavaria last summer

most of the homes and public buildings had the two, eccentric push buttons for either pee-pee or poops. Mad Dog

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Bob Gagnon plumbing and heating

I have that toilet

And a waterless urinal in my house, and they both work great and save a lot of water. The toilet is a Sterling/Kohler and the model is Rockland. It was about $200. and has not clogged yet.

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Paul Cooke

Picture

Can you post a picture of it? Just curious.
Make sure you flush it 1st :-)

David Nadle

Hasn't clogged yet?

Is that a challenge? ;-)

[Deleted User]

using human excrement as fertilizer

is very old, and called night soil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_soil

i have a septic system, and since i live in the woods/no neighbor close enough, 90% of the time i pee out in the 'yard' with the dogs. it saves well water

Tom J

Toilets

I think you are confusing a dual flush toilet with a no-mix toilet.

They are 2 different animals.

Bob Gagnon plumbing and heating

Challenge

Some of my friends have taken it on as a challenge, and have given up. And some of my friends are heavy hitters, if ya know what I mean. I do have a dual flush, I never heard of the no mix, I'll have to check it out. Some of the Hard Core Tree Huggers I know use Urine for fertilizer, and swear by it.

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