Interested in PHASE ONE?
Alternative Sanitation
via Composting
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Humanure
Toilet Instruction Manual in Mongolian (PDF download)
During Phase 2, we
constructed 12 humanure compost toilets using materials we
managed to acquire in the streets of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The toilets cost a little under $6.00 U.S. in materials,
including one 18 liter receptacle for each toilet.
We formed two volunteer
groups of six families each. One group was in Ulaanbaatar
and the other in Erdenet. Each member of our "pilot
project" received one of the toilets.
Each pilot project
volunteer also received approximately three hours of training.
The training included viewing a 50 minute DVD, which we
produced, that showed a working humanure toilet system.
They were also presented with a copy of an abbreviated humanure
toilet instruction manual which each group reviewed
together with a workshop facilitator. Humanure
Toilet Instruction Manual in Mongolian (PDF download)
The volunteers then
had to build their own compost bins. We started by building
a demonstration bin in the Ulaanbaatar area. We took photographs
of the bin construction and showed them to the Erdenet
group a day or two later. They were then able to build
their own compost bins with no further instruction.
Our toilets were constructed
roughly according to the instructions from the Humanure
Handbook, which are posted
on the web. We had to use 18 liter toilet receptacles
because that's all we could find (20 liter capacity is
preferred). It was up to the volunteers to get cover materials,
although we provided those in Ulaanbaatar each with a large
feedsack of sawdust to get started. We also provided three
bales of straw for the demonstration compost bin - one
bale for the "biological sponge" and two for
cover material.
The pilot project
should be completed in two years - by summer, 2008. At
that time, if the toilets are consistently utilized, there
should be enough finished compost produced to allow us
to conduct analyses on the compost for both hygienic safety
and for agricultural value.
We will keep you posted
of any further developments.
Humanure
Toilet Instruction Manual in Mongolian (PDF download)
Humanure
Headquarters
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