Hyperthetically speaking... if you won

[Shirley]

I had heard that composting toilets don't smell.. and would consider one myself if was doing any new build/renovations.

Better build me a granny flat then I suppose

[Wombat]

I want one........nutrient recycling is part of being sustainable!

Nev

[shiney]

If I won the lottery, I would leave the UK.

Then I would have a house built that was totally green. A million solar panels (yes I would be in Australia) and make as much energy as I could muster to run the house.

I'd have an orchard, a veggie patch and everything that I wanted. AND some chickens.

I would also make sure that all my family were comfortable and give a wodge of dosh to wanna ~ be SSF people to help them get set up. IE get them the smallholding that they always dreamt of.

Dream on people!

[Muddypause]

I've use a couple of composting bogs. Surprisingly unremarkable. No smell. The only real difference is they were 'no peeing only' facilities, and instead of flushing it, you chuck in a handful of sawdust, which keeps the carbon balance for the compost.

When they are full, the container is pulled out (usually this is accessed from outside - one of them was simply a wheely-bin) and sealed up for a year to let the microbes do their business. After this, I'm told (I didn't see this bit) it is exactly like any other compost in texture, smell and nutrient value.

[Millymollymandy]

. The only real difference is they were 'no peeing only' facilities,

Is that No Peeing, or Peeing Only?

[Libby]

I know I,m new, but can I join the SSish community if I promise to shovel the poo?

[Millymollymandy]

Yes, if someone's gotta do it!!!

But what are we going to use as loo paper?

[Libby]

If I,m the one who wins the money, I,m definately BUYING toilet paper
Recycled of couse!

[Tigerhair]

What are the alternatives to recycled unbleached paper?

[Wombat]

Leaves?

[Andy Hamilton]

your left hand and eat with the right.

[Tigerhair]

Can I wash my left hand????!!!

[Muddypause]

. The only real difference is they were 'no peeing only' facilities,

Is that No Peeing, or Peeing Only?

Too much pee is not good for a compost loo, so it's best not to add it if you don't have anything else to offer as well.

Some of the commercially available compost loos try to separate pee from poo at source, though I don't know how effective they are at doing that. I would have thought that there were certain anatomical variations that made this difficult.

[Tigerhair]

OK, enough talk about potty training... What animals shall we have?

We'd need an office for the new magazine to run from...

A dairy?

[ina]

I'm all for a dairy - milking is really relaxing (for me, don't know about the poor animal that gets her teats tweaked! ), and I loved making cheese, too...