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Eco-Friendly Toilets: The Bathroom Guide
by Ron Mader with tips from the Black Sheep Inn
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BLACK SHEEP INN
According to the owners Michelle Kirby and Andres Hammerman:
We decided to use composting toilets after visiting Alandaluz
and seeing there toilets in 1992. We thought that they would work
well at our Inn. Of course we built them so that our guests could
have a great view while using the toilet.
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Toilets and urinals have views of the Plateau and Rio Toachi Canyon
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View from the Composting Toilet with a small flower garden inside
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Every toilet has two separate chambers. When one side fills up,
it is left to decompose from 6 to 8 months. During that time, the
other chamber is used. Later the compost can be cleared from the
'resting' chamber and used as fertilizer.
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After use, visitors add 1-2 cups of dry material -- mostly saw
dust and lupine pods. For every 1 part nitrogen (poop and urine),
the mixture needs about 30 parts carbon (dry stuff) which keeps
away both flys and odors.
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