[Gaviotas] Composting toilets in developing countries

Bill Christensen billc_lists at greenbuilder.com
Thu Jan 8 14:12:04 CST 2009


An excellent resource for that is The Humanure Handbook.

<http://bookstore.greenbuilder.com/index2.books?rid=115&searchfield=titl&compareop=contains&comparevalue=humanure>

At 2:38 PM -0500 1/8/09, info at wncgbc.org wrote:
>So you all seem to be extremely knowledgable, passionate and active 
>in sustainable development in developing countries so I thought 
>someone might be able to help.
>
>I am doing research for a non-profit working in a very desolate slum 
>area of Lima, Peru The entire area does not have proper sewerage and 
>the
>person running the project is interested in self-composting toilets for both
>children and adults. Do you know anyone who works with these, knows how to
>build them, operate them, have plans for them etc.?
>
>Muchas Gracias
>
>Matt Siegel
>Green Building Director
>Western North Carolina Green Building Council
>PO Box 17026
>Asheville, NC 28816
>828-254-1995
>matt at wncgbc.org
>


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