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| View Larger Image | Composting Toilet System Book: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Planning and Maintaining Composting Toilet Systems
by David Del Porto, Carol Steinfeld
| | List Price: | $29.95 |  | | 3 Used starting at: | $107.84 | | | | | Sales Rank: | 528326 | | Studio: | Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 240 | | Publication Date: | December 31, 1969 | | Publisher: | Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention |
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Book Description
From systems for cottages to year-round systems with micro-flush toilets and graywater gardens, the wide range of ecological recycling toilet options are featured in The Composting Toilet System Book. More than 40 systems—including those you can buy and those you can build—are featured. Composting toilet systems and other ecological wastewater management methods are increasingly installed in both seasonal and year-round homes, as municipalities require systems that won't pollute the environment and drinking water. This book details why—and how to choose, install and maintain them. You'll also find profiles of owner-operators worldwide, regulatory information for every state, compatible toilet stools (waterless, micro-flush, foam- and vacuum-flush and urine-diverting), a chapter on graywater systems, information about health risks and handling, and sources for many off-the-shelf and DIY designs. [IMPORTANT NOTE: This book is written to be regulator friendly to make getting local permits for a system easier.] If you are seeking to install a system that meets state codes or if you are simply seeking to make your own system, this book is for you. Stop polluting and start recycling and saving water today! |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 7 reviews)
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If you're serious about composting toilets, buy this book 
This book really offers straight advice on a wide variety of composting toilet systems... including the stuff you won't get from the manufacturers. It's a great reality check if you're considering a system like this. The authors clearly have first-hand experience with many types of toilets, and include a lot of information on pathogens, safety etc. Extremely thorough, well worth the cost.
December 11, 2007 | |
extremely detailed, well organized, good read
Before I read this book I didn't know anything about composting toilets, except I had heard that they are 'green' and I am building a 'green' cabin so I decided to find out what it's all about ... when I first started the book I was not sure if I was up to having a composting toilet. I continued to read and laugh about 'skid marks' (I mean laugh out loud, there are funny parts in this book) but by the end I have decided that it is something I can do and we are going to do it. He made it understandable, he wrote about the details in an understandable way, and he explained why it is safe (big issue) and why it is environmental. So I am very happy I bought this book and I feel that with this referrence I can do this. And it was a fun read.
October 13, 2007 | |
Most complete and credible book on the topic
After reading a couple of books about composting toilets and graywater systems that were either suspiciously poetic or a little too humorous, I was happy to find this book.As someone who needs a variety of systems for a variety of high-use sites, I was glad to find a book that deals with this topic in technically and responsibly (in terms of public health). I showed this book to my local health agent, and he was far more amenable to permiting an "experimental system" afterwards, saving me a lot of money. Also, after experimenting with various systems over the years, I am aware that some systems still described in books and magazines just don't work well. The authors of this book have apparently had the same experience, and I appreciate their researching this so completely.
January 04, 2003 | |
The best book out there 
I would venture that the authors have forgotten more about toilets than most of the rest of us will ever know. There is no possible toilet configuration that does not receive at least cursory discussion. I only have 2 complaints about the book, both of them minor. First there were a couple of systems that I felt were described incompletely and critiqued a bit unfairly. Second, much of the book seemed to be a compilation of other writings without a lot of editing. Consequently there is significant repetition, and a presentation of information that is sometimes slightly disorganized and confusing. I definitely think that the book is worth reading.
November 15, 2002 | |
Impressive, comprehensive, reader friendly, practical.
The Composting Toilet System Book is an impressive, comprehensive, reader friendly, and practical guide to choosing, planning and maintaining composting toilet systems for those seeking an alternative to traditional sewer and septic tank systems. David Del Porto and Carol Steinfeld collaborate to explain the technologies, sources, applications, graywater issues, and regulations relevant to a composting toilet system for the home, whether manufactured or site-built. Highly recommended.
April 05, 2000 | |
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