Why indeed. A much more efficient solution is to process it on site and preserve all those wonderful nurtrients to enrich next season's crop of veggies from your garden. Hence "closing the loop," if you will.
So here's an example of a beautiful and efficient waste processing system that is very pleasant to use. It's at the Dharmalaya Conference Center in Eugene, OR.
Here's the front view, and an interior shot. No, it does not smell bad. It's very pleasant to use.
In this system, the solid and liquid wastes from the toilet and showers are separated. The solid waste is dried (to prevent smell), mixed with sawdust and allowed to compost into dirt. Then it is removed and mixed with compost and used as mulch.
The liquid wastes are pumped out and into a constructed wetlands. The vegetation and microbial action in the wetlands break down the organic materials and produces clean (but non-potable) water which feeds the pond on site and irrigates the gardens.
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Like the term "Closing the loop"! I am going to use it for sustainable topics if you allow. See also "Den Kreis schliessen", although it is in German.
Totally sweet man. You can also use the term, "sawing butt lumber," although it doesn't have the same sustainability implications.
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