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Interspecies Communication via Psychedelics?Posted by Greg at 06:11, 02 Sep 2013
The following is an excerpt from Paul Devereux's The Long Trip: A Prehistory of Psychedelia (available from Amazon US and Amazon UK), reprinted with permission. The Long Trip is...
...probably the most comprehensive single volume to look at the use of mind-altering drugs, or entheogens, for ritual and shamanistic purposes throughout humanity's long story, while casting withering sidelong glances at our own times - as Paul Devereux points out, our modern mainstream culture is eccentric in its refusal to integrate the profound experiences offered by these natural substances into its own spiritual life.
Do Psychedelics Allow Interspecies Communication?
by Paul Devereux
Societies of the past have used the psychedelic experience to strengthen, renew and heal the spiritual underpinning of their social structures. The ever-deepening social unease that Western civilisation seems to be caught in is the real source of our 'drug problem': natural hallucinogens are not the problems in themselves, it is the context in which they are used that matters. If there were orderly and healthy structures and mechanisms for their use and the cultural absorption of the powerful experiences – and knowledge – we could separate these from the culture of crime that surrounds them now. In short, the problems are not in the psychoactive substances themselves, but in a society, which on the one hand wants to prohibit, mind-expansion altogether and on the other chooses to use mind-expanding substances in a literally mindless, hedonistic fashion.
Perhaps only a shock of some kind could break our society free from the patterns of thought and prejudices that lock it into this crisis. The desire for such a shock may be hidden within the widespread modern myth of extra-terrestrial intervention. In fact, we do not have to look to science fiction for a real otherworld contact: it already exists in the form of plant hallucinogens. If we see them in the context of a 'problem', it is only because they hold up a mirror in which we see our spiritual, social and mental condition reflected. And they hold that mirror up to us as one species to another just as surely as if they were from another planet. Indeed, that champion of the psychedelic state, the late Terence McKenna, argued that the ancestral spores of today's hallucinogenic mushrooms may have originated on some other planet. (This is not as fringe an idea as it sounds, for even some 'hard scientists' – the late Francis Crick, co-discover of DNA, among them – have suggested that the germs of life may have had extra-terrestrial origins, brought to Earth by means of meteorites or comet dust.) The psilocybin family of hallucinogens, says McKenna, produces a "Logos-like phenomenon of an interior voice that seems to be almost a superhuman agency…an entity so far beyond the normal structure of the ego that if it is not an extraterrestrial it might as well be."
Other 'psychonauts' have emerged from the altered mind states enabled by plant substances with similar impressions. For instance, New York journalist Daniel Pinchbeck wrote about his various initiations with plant hallucinogens in his Breaking Open the Head (2002). In one ayahuasca session with Amazonian Secoya Indians he found himself wandering in a visionary space where he encountered beings that "never stopped changing" their forms. "The shaman and the elders seemed to be inhabiting this space with me… They sang, their words unintelligible, to these creatures, interacting with them… I had no more doubts that the Secoya engaged in extradimensional exploration." Or, again, two of the three molecular biologists brought to the Amazon to experience ayahuasca trances by anthropologist and writer, Jeremy Narby, felt that they had communicated with an "independent intelligence." Narby himself feels that in their ayahuasca altered states shamans plumb the molecular level of nature and that, to put Narby's idea crudely, ayahuasca – with its trade-mark visionary snakes – has the ability to communicate information concerning the double-helix coil of DNA (The Cosmic Serpent, 1998). Indeed, to allow contact with the "mind of nature."
We have already noted that the idea that ontologically independent beings ('spirits') or intelligences are contactable through plant-induced trances is standard in most if not all shamanic tribal societies, but to posit such a thing in modern Western societies is viewed as tantamount to insanity, a nonsense notion to be dismissed out of hand. In other words, we can't discuss it without forfeiting all credibility. This problem concerning the inability to explore certain ideas has been addressed by Oxford-based researcher, Andy Letcher. He uses Foucauldian discourse analysis to critique the models, the 'discourses' employed by the West in dealing with the content of altered mind states. These include pathological, prohibition, psychological, recreational, psychedelic, entheogenic discourses. Each has its own imposed boundaries; they are cognitive constructs. Letcher notes that some of these discourses or approaches to hallucinogenic substances ignore the subjective experience of the altered mind states involved, or else place it within an inner, psychological framework rather than it being a case of simply seeing more, of being in a wider frame of consciousness. He critiques even the entheogenic discourse as relying on a "God within" model, divine revelation that does not by any means occur in all altered states. However diverse they might be, all these discourses can be used within the norms of Western culture. Only one discourse crosses that "fundamental societal boundary," what Letcher refers to as the animistic discourse – the belief that the taking of, say, hallucinogenic mushrooms occasions actual "encounters with discarnate spirit entities." Because of the deep-rooted modern Western assumption that consciousness cannot occur in any other guise than human (the ultimate hubris of our species, perhaps) discussion of a conscious plant kingdom, or of that providing a portal through which contact with other, ontologically independent beings or intelligences can occur, is simply not possible within the mainstream culture. "It nevertheless remains a phenomenon in need of further scholarly research," Letcher rightly insists.
It is a remarkable fact that plant hallucinogens are hallucinogenic precisely because they contain the same, or effectively the same, chemicals as are found in the human brain, and so act on us as if we were indeed engaged in an interspecies communication. "The chemical structure of the hallucinogenic principles of the mushrooms was determined…and it was found that these compounds were closely related chemically to substances occurring naturally in the brain which play a major role in the regulation of psychic functions," Schultes and Hofmann have observed, for instance. This challenges the view held by many people that taking a plant hallucinogen is somehow 'unnatural'. Certainly, mind-altering plants take the brain-mind to states that are not "normal" by the standards of our culture, but the 'normal' state of Western consciousness cannot claim to be the one-and-only 'true' state of consciousness. (Indeed, judging by the mess we manage to make of our societies and of the natural world around us it may even be an aberrant or pathological state of mind that we are culturally locked into.)
"If one were to reduce to its essentials the complex chemical process that occurs when an external psychoactive drug such as psilocybin reaches the brain, it would then be said that the drug, being structurally closely related to the naturally occurring indoles in the brain, appears to interact with the latter in such a way as to lock a nonordinary or inward-directed state of consciousness temporarily into place… There are obviously wide implications, biological-evolutionary as well as philosophical, in the discovery that precisely in the chemistry of consciousness we are kin to the plant kingdom," writes Peter Furst.
These are probably the same kind of chemical changes that occur during the course of long and intensive spiritual exercises, but it takes a rare person to achieve sufficient expertise in such techniques to arrive at experiences that match those accessible through hallucinogen usage, which are certainly very 'real' in a subjective sense. It is a culturally-engineered cliché to dismiss such states as being somehow delusional. They are subjectively no more delusional than the experience of daily life. The human body is an open system, taking in material from the environment and expelling matter into it all the time, and we really shouldn't think of taking in natural chemicals for visionary and mind-expanding functioning as any different, any less natural, than taking in gases from the air for their chemical benefits to the body, or chemicals and compounds in animal and vegetable matter to provide food, or fermented fruits and vegetable matter to provide delicious, refreshing or inebriating beverages, or vitamins to augment healthy functioning, or medicines when we are ill, or caffeinated teas and coffees when we want to be energised. "Ethnobotanists now realize that psychotropic plant species extend further than had been suspected, as though nature truly wanted the human species to get in touch with its floral neighbors," Richard Gehr muses. "As plant species die off at a furious rate, the issue is no longer what they are trying to tell us, but whether we will get the message in time."
That message may be to do with the need for us to change our minds, or, at least, to broaden our cognitive horizons. The plant kingdom could be urging us to allow the ability to 'switch channels' in consciousness terms to let them become a recognised and acceptable part of our emerging global culture. Hallucinogen-using ancient and traditional societies had and have exceptional sophistication when it comes to understanding and navigating alternate states of consciousness, whereas we are still quite primitive and inexperienced in this regard. The manual for using expanded consciousness is a textbook we have not read – or, more accurately, recalled. Not that simply widening our collective experience of consciousness will act like a magic wand and remove all problems and obstacles, but it would help us to make wiser, more whole-some decisions in coping with them. If Western civilisation is truly to advance, we surely must learn to operate within the multi-dimensional capacities of our minds, rather than using the police to conduct an indiscriminate war on the means of doing so. A workable balance has to be struck between protecting the well-being and the orderly functioning of society as a whole, and allowing the human brain-mind to explore its full potential. We are smart enough and complex enough and able enough to make it possible to do both. There are no excuses.
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I've never written about this publicly before (and do so now only under the semi-anonymity of a username), but when I was 19 I had an exceptionally powerful hallucinogenic experience during a journey with two fellow students and a film professor out to California. A friend of the latter procured some unusually pure lysergic for us, and we ingested it in a beautiful wetlands spot near Mills College.
When the drug kicked in, it was as if (to borrow Blake's famous line) the "scales fell from my eyes"--and I found myself communicating with the plant life in the area. This wasn't via words, but through feeling and subtle sounds, not unlike when Dorothy first stepped into the technicolor world and heard the laughter of the munchkins emanating from the bushes. I'd experience an emotion (initially pure shock!), and then there would be a wave or recognition coming from the rows of plants, sometimes a kind of joyful laughter, then I would respond back--and this back-and-forth continued for about an hour and a half. I was flabbergasted, but also surprised by the level of consciousness within the vegetation; I wouldn't call it rational, perhaps, but it was definitely sentient and sophisticated in its own way.
The overall experience felt profoundly real to me, and to this day I have no doubt it was exactly what I perceived it to be--though it's something I don't often talk about since I'm well aware how easily it can be dismissed by those who haven't had the experience themselves. (And many have, I've since discovered, both with and without the aid of drugs.) BTW I've only had this experience one other time since then, but it wasn't as vivid, nor was it under the influence of hallucinogens. At any rate, when I read writings like this by Devereaux (or Narby) that shamans may have communicated with plants in such ways, I have no doubt it's possible.
A postscript: around the time this experience took place, I had just begun a long-term study under an American-born yogi who struck me as very intuitive but also down-to-Earth (I still keep in touch with him after all these years, btw, though he's now quite elderly). About a year after my experience I finally worked up the nerve to describe it to him and ask whether he thought it was a genuine. He responded, interestingly, "Oh sure, it was real, but it was very partial. Had your awareness opened up more fully, you would have been able to communicate with the clouds, the rocks, and the animals--everything, not just the plants."
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I've got to say that, in my experience, it's not just the psychedelic plants which communicate - although that may be a broadcast at higher strength than non psychedelic plants - and of course the comment above gets it right in that we are able to enter into communication with All Things.
It's just that most humans are so dense, psychically speaking, that we don't hear. Myself included of course.
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Paul's probably already covered this fact elsewhere Greg but it's not just the entheogenic plants that've been used to facilitate such loosening up or transmission but once upon a time even the humble grape in the form of wine seems to've served much the same purpose viz the Sufis Dionysus and the last of the antediluvians Noah.
I'm not aware of having heard of this Andy Letcher before but if I understand Paul aright I think he's bang on the money.
Even Gurdjieff was convinced Jesus' "...my blood...my body..." business was far more than merely symbolic but involved his real flesh his real blood being used to create permanent entanglement between him and his disciples and what's been called sacred cannibalism involves acquiring a departed party's talents by eating him as well as maintaining lines of cummunications between the wrolds.
Even ordinary conversation before the advent of the phone and even still after it ultimately involves the mutual exchanging and entangling of gases from our lungs which we only tend to notice's occurring when the other party's got particularly bad breath.
Even genetics's begun to notice such communication going on hence the term horizontal gene transfer for when genes from extremely remotely related species on the evolutionary tree manage to exchange genetic material via mysterious nonsexual mechanisms.
And of course it's not just plants.
You recently had this amazing dream where you seemed to be interacting with a sort of quasi insect humanoid shaman whose very speech seemed to distort or reshape space/time itself.
My suspicion's you were sojourning on Copper Coloured Mountain Island with Padmasambhava who for all his human appearance was born atop a lotus plant as a full grown eight year old which sounds much more like the life cycle of an insect.
And just to reestablish my credentials as a lunatic I've had a huge number of interactions with insects etc which's left me at least in no doubt they're not only sentient but highly intelligent and this despite the fact I was raised to have hateful reflexes towards the buggers as a result of childhood poverty living in semiderelict buildings where if you put your bare feet on the floor in the pitch dark you'd experience the sensation of the whole floor seemingly exploding into a billion chitinous bodies not to mention becoming aware those trickles of sweat're actually blood from feasting bedbugs.
Hence one time when I was taking a leak a few years back and was astonished to see a cockroach stroll along the bathroom floor for the first time in maybe three decades I said to it "Oy where d'you think you're goin'? Freeze!" and to my amazement it actually did for a little while until then I noticed it try'n'o creep out o' sight so I ordered it to freeze again but now asked it somethin' that'd bugged me pardon the pun for decades. "You guys're really big chunky bastards so how the fuck d'you manage to get under those tiny little spaces you always seem to manoeuvre under?"
Then to my amazement it tucked three of its legs on its left side underneath itself so it was tilted downwards at an angle then collpased the legs on the other side down so it was flush with the floor then raised the three on the left side back up then the three on the right side. "Well thank you for explainin' that to me" I said as I placed it outside in the yard and I swear to god it started to scurry off before turning back to look at me with this almost quizzical look on its 'face' as if to say "Fuck me none o' the lads're go'n'o believe you didn't just stomp on me!"
And if y'think that's unbelievable how about the time I was debatin' with meself whether or not to give up meat when one day I was starin' at some ham in the fridge when all of a sudden this carbon molecule seemed to say to me "Which'd you rather be...part of one of Marilyn Monroe's tits or part of a cow's arse?" the implication being not only were carbon molecules sentient but they viewed being consumed as somehow conducive to their personal evolution.
Some vegetarians/vegans don't like that story but I hardly eat any red meat these days and when I do I'm often deeply and unpleasantly aware I've got a lump of corpse in me mouth.
If though you take the point of view the apparent solidness of the world's an illusion created by the hypothetical Higgs field or say a lump of lead only seems more solid than water because it's a much slower region of time then you're left with another possibility that everything's just a gigantic field of different waves and forms of sentient energy(s) constantly interacting with each other to produce endless new forms some of which interactions with perceive as the eating and digesting of each other.
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Beautifully put.
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Just back from spending a wonderful three weeks in N.E. India and Nepal - visited the usual Buddhist Holy Sites and then spending the last week based within walking distance of the Mahabodhi Temple.
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Discussion in '1996 - 2004 SN95 Mustang -General/Talk-' started by kuwait, Feb 1, 2010.
that would be awesome, what type of elbow you talkin about?
is there a build thread on your car? or a list of your mods? i have seen your threads here and there. i havent been on the forum in a little bit, last time i seen one of your post you were still making the intake adapter. i really like the direction your car is going
The 6061 welded one shown in the pics above is the only choice at the moment and at $225 would be tough to beat unless Edelbrock casts a custom correct to fit one. An elbow designed for the PI intake does not work near as good as its just too narrow where it meets the plenum.
Do they sell this as a kit? and where can I get this stuff?
Do they have that second sensor tapped for us npi dudes?
Moar pictures , comparing stock plenum opening with the intake one
no i never really did a built thread, but its pretty much fully built N/A motor, that will be revving to 7k rpms, i can pm you everthing that it has done to it if you want, BTW it just went [email protected] untuned, full weight!
yes, there is a 2nd hole
is this lower manifold proven to make any horsepower yet? just wondering because ive been looking at intakes for a long time and cant figure out the right one for my set up. most of the full intakes make power but way up high. i liked the p51 but it is heavy and some claimed they lost power with it. really i havent heard anything about just the lowers like this one. nothing about the trick flow....
what kind of numbers does this thing put down?
i believe a member on this board made more horsepower and torque than a ported hardball'r intake on his FI setup , i think it was around 15 hp? i just cant seem to find the post to quote it.
so your saying he made 15rwhp on top of the rwhp he made already from the hardball intake? i guess thats not too bad. however, i dont know what the hardball makes. in my opinion if any aftermarket intake can make 30 rwhp thats pretty good. i used to read that the bullitts could make that on fi cars. they are however too hard to deal with getting all the parts. there has to be an easier way. im not completely put off on the p51 yet. not to mention that foxlake can port it for you. i would think it has to make power. i cant believe that some say they lost even fi.
on the other hand if intakes like this paired with a nice plenum can make the same power and be lighter weight then thats the way to go. there are just not enough tests i guess.
i think the edelbrock intake is a great manifold, and i bet it will work great on turbo/blower cars, and it works good N/A but needs to be reeved to about 7000 rpms!, when i put mine on, we only revved it to 6k, and it made about 15rwhp more then the plastic pi, and that was only at 6k and im N/A! i now have the MHS cams, and will be revving to 7000ish, i think it will make quite a bit more power then the last dyno run (320 rwhp)
here is the posts i was referring to
It made more power up top, but how did it compare thru out the whole RPM range?
(to anyone who has the intake manifold)
where did you get it?!!?!
you could get it at jegs Edelbrock Victor Jr. Ford 4.6L SOHC Manifolds - JEGS
for 289$ , rails cost 99 i think and 69 for adapter from MMR or just fab one... after ordering the MMR i guess i should have just fabbed one
jegs or summit!
it lost some tq down low, but thats what happens when you go to a short runner intake.
wow most of the last couple posts seem very positive for this intake. how much of a torque loss did you experiance down low?
also what is the adapter plate for, isnt the intake made for our cars?
it is , its just we want to keep the stock style plenum on , this intake is for a competition style plenum/TB.
does anyone else make the adapter
and does anyone have a picture of the adapter????
(the adapter is to run a regular plenum?, as in stock size??)
I'm a little late in this thread and a bit confused. The intake is VERY well priced. What exactly is the deal with plenum and then TB tube options?? It relocates the TB right, so we need a new tube and new plenum / adapter. I'd like to compare this to the 800 dollar Trick Flow piece which is good to go with no real changes.
If anyone can clarify our options here I'd appreciate it.


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Envirolet Presentation
OSHAWA, Ontario (October 5, 2010) - Sancor Industries Ltd. (http://www.sancorindustries.com/), a leading manufacturer of composting toilets, has partnered with well known actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr. and his Living With Ed brand. Begley will help promote both the Envirolet® and Santerra Green composting toilet systems as an economical and environment-friendly alternative to traditional sanitation systems.
Both Envirolet and Santerra Green systems have more features than competing composting toilets, such as the patented Automatic Six-Way AerationTM, which speeds up the composting and evaporation process through forced air, heat and natural microbe action. Each product line comes in non-electric, 12VDC battery and AC electric models and offers both waterless and low water options. Popular applications of the Sancor product line include homes, cottages, cabins, work shops, basements, garages, pool cabanas or any location where sanitation is required.
"Sancor's composting toilets are the best I've seen on the market today," said Begley. "I firmly believe in both the products and feel that composting toilets are a tangible way to help reduce your impact on the environment by transforming waste into useable compost."
As a leader of the green movement, Begley has a long history of initiating change and serving in several major roles including chairman of the Environmental Media Association and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. He is also involved in other environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth and Tree People. Because of his strong involvement and dedication, he has won a number of awards from several prestigious environmental groups including the California League of Conservation Voters and the Natural Resources Defense Council, among others.
Begley doesn't just promote green living and technology, he actually lives it. He currently resides in a self-sufficient home powered by solar energy just outside of Los Angeles.
About Sancor Industries Ltd.:
Headquartered in Oshawa, Ontario, Sancor Industries Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of advanced environmental composting toilet systems under the brands Envirolet and Santerra Green. Envirolet has been sold factory direct to consumers worldwide since 1977 and Santerra Green is sold through select retailers and dealers in the United States and Canada. Sancor continues to manufacture product in North America and offers the longest warranty in the composting toilet industry. In 2009, Envirolet FlushSmart VF models were selected for the "25 Products That Might Just Change The World" by Bloomberg Businessweek and revolutionized the industry by changing the perception of what a composting toilet looks like. For more information, visit Envirolet.com or SanterraGreen.com.
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Composting Toilets Lookin' Good
Envirolet® by Sancor changes what a composting toilet can look like with its many options and styles. Like no other out there. Take a look.
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Learn more about Envirolet® at envirolet.com.
25 Products That Might Just Change The World
Envirolet® Composting Toilet Systems have been included in the 25 Products That Might Just Change The World list by BusinessWeek.
Specifically, the Envirolet® FlushSmart VF System was commended for being able to "…combine the environmental benefits of waste composting with a low-flush, traditional toilet."
FlushSmart VF models truly provide comfort and style (2 bowl designs available) along with numerous environmental benefits. Systems flush with as little as 0.2L of water and convert waste to compost.
Holiday Gift Ideas
Since the holiday season is here we thought we would try and feature a few items that anyone interested in the environment and sanitation might be interested in.
The first is a great book called The New Create an Oasis with Greywater by Art Ludwig.
The book teaches you how to "quickly and easily choose, build, and use a simple greywater system. Some can be completed in an afternoon for under $30.
It also provides complete instructions for more complex installations, how to deal with freezing, flooding, drought, failing septics, low perk soil, non-industrialized world conditions, coordinating a team of professionals to get optimum results on high-end projects, and "radical plumbing" that uses 90% less resources."
Envirolet Composting Toilet in Maine Cottage
Composting toilet in-the-field. See the pics and story here of a composting toilet on Maine, USA.
|From Envirolet Self-Contained in Freeport, Maine
Composting Toilet Reviews
You will find a few reviews out there of composting toilet systems. Some good, some bad. Be sure to consider that there are literally hundreds of thousands of composting toilet systems installed in North America alone. The vast majority worked exactly as they should.
Many composting toilet makers post reviews and testimonials on their site. Here is a nice collection from Envirolet®, who seem to have the most posted, of testimonials from Envirolet® Buzz. This is a good sample of the success of composting toilets in-the-field. (The list has been cut short so as not to take up to much room on the page. If you click More you can continue reading.)
Composting Toilet Video of the Day
Removing the bottom panel on Envirolet® composting toilet systems.
See more at http://www.youtube.com/envirolet.
Envirolet DC12 Available on eBay
Quick post to mention an Envirolet® DC12 12v composting toilet system, in special black colour, available for purchase on eBay now. Go here to bid and maybe get a good deal.
100 Arrested for Not Having Toilets
100 people in Uganda have been arrested for not having a toilet. This is not a funny story at all. It demonstrates the serious sanitation issue faced by so many today:
"Local authorities have arrested at least 100 Ugandans for failing to build toilets in their homes in the midst of a cholera epidemic that has killed 8 people and infected 164, state media reported Wednesday."
Via Reuters.
Join the new Composting Toilet World Mailing List!
Want to get occasional emails with composting toilet news, info, tips and more? Then sign-up for the all-new Composting Toilet World Mailing List.
This new list is in addition to the RSS (blog) feed that you can also subscribe to. It is email-only. Signing up is easy and so is opting out.
Spreading the Word on Composting Toilets
Some Envirolet composting toilet users (see their Emptying Photo Set) and Composting Toilet World fans talk to people & spread the word at a local fair in Red Deer, Alberta about composting toilets!
View the slideshow below. May not work in RSS reader.
Use a Composting Toilet and Save Water
This article, Sustainable Living: Improving the efficiency of water use offers some great advise on how to dramatically save water use:
"Replace your old toilet with a new, water-efficient model or a composting toilet and save up to 75,000 gallons of water per year."
We could not agree more!
California Needs Composting Toilets...
Read why here.
And, we're back...
As you may have seen, Composting Toilet World was offline for the past few days. We apologize for any confusions and any odd feed subscription emails you may have received. The good news is that we appear to be back in business and operating properly.
55,000 Views and Counting!
We wrote a few weeks ago about how the Envirolet Composting Toilets video had been viewed over 42,000 times on Google Video.
We wanted to try and beat 50,000 views. Well, it's now been viewed over 55,000 times! This is great for composting toilets!
Very Popular Photo on Flickr
This is a great photo of a composting toilet that is very popular on on the Flickr photo sharing web site.
The caption reads:
"I love my Envirolet!!
Very nice words from Envirolet Composting Toilet System user…
I have been interested in owning a Envirolet Composting toilet since I was 17 and saw the ad in the back of Mother Earth News. I begged my mom but never succeeded in getting her to purchase one.
Finally at 27 I am a proud owner of my very own Envirolet. I live in a small camper trailor on an organic farm in Minnesota. I did not want to stink up my living quarters by using the toilet inside. I was surfing the net and found a website called "Twin Cities Free Market", folks post stuff they do not want in hopes that someone will come and pick it up. Everything posted is free! A wonderful woman, posted an Envirolet and she chose me to be the new owner! She said she received 57 emails in response to her post.
She loved her envirolet but, was moving to Mexico and could not transport it with her.
I could not be happier with my new toilet. I put it behind the trailor and every morning put on my rubber boots and house coat and admire my surroundings while using the Envirolet. I installed a gravity water system next to it so, I have everything but a shower at my trailor.
Thanks for the wonderful design! I will have it until I move to Mexico!"
Emily S.
North Branch, MN"
Full story here.
Envirolet VF Cottage Installation Photo Collection
Check out this collection of photos of an installation of an Envirolet VF vacuum flush composting toilet system at a cottage in Canada.
The installation was not a typical one. The toilet in the cottage was to be located about 50' (15m) from the remote composting unit (housed in a shed). This is farther than most installations, but the powerful vacuum flush proved itself. The customer also wanted to be able to use the toilet system in the cold Canadian winter months so some extra insulation and heat cable was added to prevent freezing.
Envirolet Compost Toilets Video Viewed Over 40,000 Times
The Envirolet Composting Toilets video has been viewed over 42,000 times on Google Video!
This is pretty great for composting toilets. So, we want to see if we can help it break the 50,000 views mark! So, check it out below or by going here.
If you have a web site, go to the Google page for instructions on how to embed it on your site.
Composting Toilet in Biothinking's List of the Top 40 Greenest Products
Very cool! Biothinking's list of the "World's top 40 greenest products" includes an Envirolet composting toilet.
Via Envirolet Buzz via Treehugger.
National Geographic on Composting Toilets
National Geographic discusses composting toilets. Enjoy!
Free Composting Toilet Course in UK
Low Luckens Organic Resource Centre is holding a six day residential course on composting your waste, looking at the history and theory of the process and providing practical hands-on experience. Training will be carried out by Nigel Lowthrop of Hill Holt Wood.
Complete info here (opens new page with online document).
Envirolet VF Now Available in North America
Envirolet launched a new composting toilet system called Envirolet VF at the Toronto Cottage Life Show last weekend. The system has been in development since at least 2004 with research and testing being performed in Canada and Scandinavia.
Envirolet VF is a vacuum flush composting toilet system. It is a joint effort from Envirolet (Sancor) and Dometic that combines a vacuum flush toilet and composting toilet system. Envirolet Vf eliminates many installation difficulties faced when trying to install below grade. In locations where previously only a waterless self-contained (all-in-one) type system would have worked, the VF can now be used because the powerful vacuum generator can flush up if needed.
Other than eliminating some installation issues, Envirolet VF also offers a modern-looking toilet in the bathroom, electronic flushing controls and improved composting features.
This system may help propel compost toilets more into the mainstream with its sleek appearance and ease of installation.
UK Church Gets Funding for Composting Toilet
"More than £11,500 has been made available to fund community projects in the Malmesbury area.
Schemes include increasing storage for Hullavington Parents and Toddlers group and helping to provide a composting toilet at Hankerton Church."
Via Gazette & Herald.
Composting Toilets for Homesteaders
Homestead.org shows its readers that a composting toilet is a viable and eco-friendly sanitation solution for them in Cutting the Utilical Cord.
Cooloola Wet-Composting Toilet System
A very expensive "wet" composting toilet system is being installed at the Cooloola section of the Great Sandy National Park, north of Noosa (Australia).
Via Media Newswire.
Shanty Townb Becomes Green Town
A so-called "Shanty Town" in the UK is going to re-build itself with an eco-touch.
"Residents gain permission to build new homes – but they need to move soon or buildings will disappear over edge.
The motley collection of wooden shacks, caravans and converted railway carriages has been part of the East Coast landscape as long as anyone can remember."
It continues…
"Some of the replacements will be log cabins – with one eco-friendly design standing out as being true to the Shantytown recycling spirit – a circular building made of straw bales with a lime render finish, a "living" sedum roof and composting toilets."
Via Yorkshire Post Today.
EcoCamp Patagonia
We like highlighting places that use composting toilets. EcoCamp Patagonia in Chile uses composting toilets.
"At the base of the Paine Massif lies the EcoCamp Patagonia, where nature-lovers are exposed to the elements while savoring lodging in geodesic domes that echo the wood, fur and skin huts that the region's ancient inhabitants once occupied. Passive heating and lighting, composting toilets, recycling, raised walkways and removal of the domes each winter ensures minimal impact on this fragile environment. Windowed roofs allow guests to fall asleep staring at the Southern Cross and awake to a blood-red sunrise that tints the four granite horns of Torres del Paine with a pinkish hue."
Via Deadwood Magazine.
Mexican Composting Latrine
A nice story about a composting toilet system in Mexico.
Composting Toilet Outhouse Installations
Looking to build a green outhouse with a composting toilet system? Check out this post on Greenthinkers about these Envirolet compost toilet system outhouses in Wisconsin built by Bayfield Builders. Bayfield reports continued success with his installations.
if you contact Bayfield they can help you with plans.
Wanna Sell Composting Toilets?
Santerra Green™ is looking for eco-minded folk like you!
Santerra Green™ Composting Toilets are a new line of composting toilets that are being offered only by authorized dealers. If you are interested and want to sell composting toilets and save water, then visit santerragreen.com.
Why we need waterless potties
Whole Life Times tells us Why we need waterless potties in a nice little story promoting the worldwide use of composting and dry toilets.
Angie's List Does Composting Toilets
I had the pleasure of speaking to Kim Easton at Angie's List about composting toilets for the November 2006 "Toilet Issue." The more publicity for composting toilets the better!
Check out The Toilet Issue. The composting toilet story is on page 30.
The New Create an Oasis with Greywater
Art at Oasis Design wanted to let everyone know about the new edition of his book The New Create an Oasis with Greywater.
The book teaches you how to "quickly and easily choose, build, and use a simple greywater system. Some can be completed in an afternoon for under $30.
It also provides complete instructions for more complex installations, how to deal with freezing, flooding, drought, failing septics, low perk soil, non-industrialized world conditions, coordinating a team of professionals to get optimum results on high-end projects, and "radical plumbing" that uses 90% less resources."
Envirolet Composting Toilet on Award-Winning Narrowboat
Envirolet Composting Toilet System on award-winning Shoehorn, a Simpson-made narrowboat in the UK.
"The toilet was Marion's choice and, if you can get over the notion of a W.C. without any W, it has a lot going for it on a boat – chiefly that a single live-aboard boater will probably only have to empty it once a year and then what comes out is a tray of flowerpot ready compost. Compare that with expensive pump-outs or weekly cassette emptying!"
Via Canal Boat Magazine.
See more photos of Shoehorn.
Composting Toilets in the Washington Post
We love it when composting toilets get a nod in the mainstream media.
Why Use a Composting Toilet
Michelle of Wandering and Rambling tells us one of manmy reasons why you should us a composting toilet:
"Every time you flush the toilet you are using more water than most people in the developing world have to use all day."
Treehugger Suggests Composting Toilets for Toronto
Of course they do! Composting toilets would help solve a lot of problems. But, are they ready for the mainstream?
We think so.
Read the story here.
CT for Composting Toilet
Fighting Our Flush Fixation in The Washington Post likes composting toilets while Media Flush With Ideas about Saving Energy in NewsBusters seems to think that water-saving toilets like composting toilets are part of some left-wing conspiracy.
I seem to think that saving water helps us all, no matter what side of the political fence you sit on.
Composting Toilets on Google Video
You can now watch the Envirolet® composting toilet system video on Google Video.
Composting Toilets + Design
Composting toilets can look as good or better in a bathroom than any flush toilet. Especially in a red bathroom. This post on Envirolet® Buzz about a waterless toilet proves it.
Jack-a-Loo Composting Toilet in Singapore
Singapore is getting into the composting toilet world:
"Singapore's first ecological toilet was launched yesterday at Bollywood Veggies, an organic farm in Kranji.
If the experimental project is successful, the National Parks Board (NParks) may install dry toilets in their parks.
Mr Yeong Yee Shyong, assistant director of facilities for NParks, said: 'We will consider using the dry toilet technology if it is shown to be effective in managing waste disposal in our parks and gardens, without compromising on cost and public hygiene."
They made a compost toilet, nicknamed the Jack-a-Loo, to see how the technology works for them. Go Singapore!
[Via The Electric New Paper, Singapore]
The Humanure Handbook, 3rd Ed.
The 3rd Edition of The Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins is out now and available from Amazon.com.
Envirolet on eBay Right Now
You can get a great composting toilet system now on eBay. There are a few Envirolet Composting Toilet systems up right now, including a cool broght green coloured unit.
Waterless Composting Toilets in the UK
Quick blurb. A waterless composting toilet put to good use in the UK.
Learn more on composting toilets and the UK.
Envirolet Composting Toilets in Canada's Wish Magazine
We love seeing composting toilets featured in the media!
If you pick up the April 2006 copy of Canada's Wish magazine, you will see Envirolet® Composting Toilets featured alongside Kohler, Amercian Standard and Toto in the Home Files section (page 86) under "5 of the Best" Toilets. The focus was on water-saving toilets.
The article smartly points out that "28% of all home water is flushed down your toilet."
All the more reason to switch to a composting toilet to save valuable fresh water at your home, cottage, cabin, etc.
Go to wish.ca to learn more about Wish magazine.
[Via Envirolet Buzz]
Egg Harbor Township Arboretum Getting Composting Toilet
Just a quickie here. The Egg Harbor Township Arboretum in New Jersey is getting a composting toilet.
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Extra Warranty Protection
The warranty coverage on the Internal Components of Envirolet® Composting Toilet Systems has increased from an already industry leading 4-years to 5-years. There is already a Lifetime Warranty on the system body.
This covers electrical components (fans, heater, thermostats, wiring, etc.) plus all other internal parts like rakes, hardware, etc.
The new warranty was just introduced, but customers who purchased their system in 2005 can upgrade to 5-years from 4 for a small fee.
You can read more about it in the EnviroletCare™ section of their web site.
Composting Toilets are the Answer!
Composting toilets would solve a costly sewage issue in Montana!
Unforntunately, the solution they are looking into too are not composting toilet systems and is very expensive.
Envirolet Waterless Remote Tank Installed in Composting Outhouse
While we're showing some installations, here is another. This Envirolet Waterless Remote System is installed in a "composting outhouse." Looks great.
Ted writes, "Hello, I built an outhouse for a customer. It is all cedar and is the best looking outhouse I have ever seen. I installed one of your units in it, and it is working great. if you want to see pictures of it, or if any of your clients want to see a real life working
model I have a web page with pictures."
See more photos at www.bayfieldbuilders.com
Envirolet Low Water Remote System in Canada, Part 2
Here is the other photo referred to in the last post.
Shows only the Envirolet flexible vent, but that's OK!
The more photos and installation examples we get, the better!
Envirolet Low Water Remote System in Canada
"I only have 2 pictures of our new Envirolet toilet.
We just installed it last summer. Next summer I can take some better pics for you if you would like. The first is a pic of the enclosure we built around the structure to protect from the high winds in Cape Breton. The second pic is of the toilet inside the house.
It is a great product."
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Composting Toilets Mentioned During Canadian Election Campaigning
Scott Janzen, the Green Party of Canada representative in the Burnaby-New Westminister riding (BC) was asked about Envirolet Composting Toilets in a recent interview:
12. [This one's for a little fun for my readers] What do you think of compost toilets such as Envirolets, www.envirolet.com? Do you have one and would you push for this to replace American Standards in every Canadian home? I mean, they are made in Canada afterall.
I don't have one of these toilets, but it looks like a good idea. I do have a low flush (6 litres per flush) toilet that has reduced our water use. I would think that the envirolet may be suitable in some sites, but I don't know if it would work in a condo. I'll have to read up on it.
[Via The Voice of the Greens in Burnaby-New Westminster from an interview by Samantha Burns.]
Composting Toilet Certification Claims
We thought we would discuss briefly the topic of certifications and composting toilets in order to clarify a few things. We have received emails regarding some possibly confusing issues and hope to dispel any myths.
Questions about NSF® Standard-41
NSF® Standard-41 is a common standard looked for by many local and state authorities in the United States. This is a composting toilet system performance standard.
On the web, you may find that some composting toilet companies claim that only NSF® can test to an NSF® standard, such as NSF® Standard-41.
Is this true? Can only NSF® test to NSF® Standard-41?
No, this is not true. Although NSF® (National Sanitation Foundation) created Standard-41, other Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) can test to the same standard. Among other reasons, this allows for fair competition by allowing companies to get local testing agencies to test their products.
Any company that tells you or advertises this is either incorrect and/or misleading you.
For example, Envirolet® Composting Toilet Systems were tested and are certified to meet NSF® Standard-41 and ANSI/NSF-41 1998 by CSA®, the Canadian Standards Association.
CSA® tests and certifies products to a wide range of regional, national and international standards, including standards written or administered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), National Sanitation Foundation (NSF), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and others. [Via CSA®.]
If you have any concerns or questions about this, please contact CSA® on the web or by calling 1-866-797-4272.
What about claims of being the only certified or listed product?
A product certified to an NSF® standard by another agency (e.g., CSA®, UL®) will not appear on the NSF® web site. But, will appear on the actual testing agency web site and/or a copy of the certification will be available from them upon request.
What about claims of being the first certified or listed product?
Again, this may be true. But, in reality, this is irrelevant. The first microwave oven certified many many years ago to a standard is not necessarily better than one certified last week.
Composting toilets sit unused in Hawaii
Two composting toilets were bought in 2000 for use at Kauai's Milolii Beach, but they sit in storage still. So, the beach is not open to the public.
Install them already!
Read the story here.
Concerned Resident Wants Composting Toilets to be Considered
A concerned Citrus County, Florida resident is trying to push the use of composting toilets. Unforntunately, she is getting resistence despite the obvious environmental and cost benefits.
A lot of the resistance is due to a true understanding of composting toilets and how they work. We have lots of work to do!
Ban The Flush Ad from 1977
More on the history of composting toilets.
This is an old advertisement from 1977 for Envirolet Composting Toilets.
The creative slogan, Ban the Flush, is something that us here at Composting Toilet World fully agree with!
Self-Acting Earth Closet (1881)
Another example of early composting toilet history that throws the recent claims of some manufacturers that they invented composting toilets out the window.
A Composting Toilet World reader sent us in this wonderful photo of an advertisment for the "Self-Acting Earth Closet" from April, 1881 edition of "The Ironmongers' Catalogue."
The complete ad reads:
(Click on More at the bottom of this post to see a larger version of the ad.)
Healthy Homes! Healthy Homes!!
Portable, and requires no fixing indoors or outside.
A substitute for the Water Closet, securing healthy homes, inoffensive drains, and garden fertility.
Prices from 55s.
"Thou shalt not pollute rivers or water-courses."
DAVEY & CO., Sanitary, Gas and How Water Engineers,
12 South Place, FINSBURY, E.C.
If you have an ad, photo or anything related to composting toilets, send it in to us to post!
School Buzz
File under "Yet Another Application for a Composting Toilet."
Envirolet® Buzz reports on an Envirolet® Composting Toilet System installed in a converted school bus in Texas.
Converting a school bus to a place to live is a creative way to recycle. Using a sustainable item like a composting toilet is a perfect fit for this line of thinking.
Help Finding HELP
In a follow-up to the HELP house that we previously mentioned, we wanted to mention their web site.
You can vist them online at www.helpishere.us.
On the site there are many photos of the house, including inside.
Housing Every Last Person
Architect Carib Daniel Martin and builder Rob Bragan in Bethesda, MD conceived and built the HELP house with $8,000 and labour provided by neighborhood kids.
"The basic structure, which measures 8 by 12 feet, includes a kitchenette, bathroom and sleeping space for three. Solar power, a gravity-fed water supply and a composting toilet would make it self-sufficient. Units can be combined, moved and reused." [Via The Miami Herald]
HELP stands for Housing Every Last Person and Martin and Bragan hope to be able to supply them to US hurricane victims but are having trouble getting heard by the right people, i.e., FEMA.
Compost Accelerator
Just a heads up!
Envirolet Compost Accelerator is on sale now on Amazon.com.
Another Spot to Advertise on CTW
Another quick announcement about a new spot to advertise on Composting Toilet World…
We have teamed with blogads and added a new spot on the right hand side menu. Click here to add your ad to CTW.
A Lighter Shade of Green
TechTown is GM's new "green" industrial site in downtown Dayton, Ohio.
"The 30-acre General Motors industrial site that city officials are transforming into a downtown campus for emerging technology companies will have green buildings." [Dayton Daily News]
Unfortunately, it will be a lighter shade of green as they are not going to use waterless or composting toilets because they are "too unconventional and expensive." One day people will get it!
Of course, Composting Toilet World believes they are forgetting the expense of wasting fresh, clean water to flush waste away with…
New Spots to Advertise on Composting Toilet World
There are new spots to advertise on Composting Toilet World. CTW reaches thousands weekly who are interested in composting toilets, the environment and sustainable living. Why not tell them about your product or service.
Look around and you will see the spots. For example, there is a spot on the right hand side of the main page. You will need an AdBrite account to get started. But, signing up for one is fast and easy to do.
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San Antonio Park Features Composting Toilets
The new 8600+ acre Government Canyon State Natural Area in San Antonio has just opened. This park is a very protected place, with some fire pits, tents and composting toilets as the only signs of civilization allowed. There will be no RVs, no showers and no electricity.
Via Austin American Statesmen.
Tags: composting toilet, park, san antonio, usa
Composting Toilets in a Modern World
Envirolet® Buzz has a nice little testimonial from a new compost toilet user in the UK who ordered and received their brand new Envirolet® Composting Toilet factory direct from Canada in 7 days.
Service like this will help bring composting toilets to many more people worldwide!
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Composting Toilets on eBay
A good place to look for a composting toilet can be eBay. There are a few up here, here and here.
Remember, these are auctions so they will disappear!
Greenthinkers on Composting Toilet World
We have updated the Greenthinkers on CTW section. Greenthinkers is a popular site environmental issues web site.
Now you can read the latest stories from Greenthinkers right here on Composting Toilet World.
Early Composting Toilet from the 1860s
We have added the History section. The first entry is about the Earth Commode, an early composting toilet patented in the 1860s.
The Earth Commode from the 1860s
For now, check out the Earth Commode that was invented and patented in the 1860s by Reverend Henry Moule.
The Earth Commode
The Directions
The sign reads:
Patented June 15th, 1869.
EARTH CLOSET Co., Hartford, Conn.
Sand must not be used.
Rise from the seat QUICKLY!
No "slops" must be thrown down.
Before using, let one fall of earth be in the pail.
This is great!
History Lesson
So, for all the companies out there who claim to have invented composting toilets in Scandanavia, in the 1970s, you may be mistaken. I think Rev. Moule in Connecticut, USA beat you to it. This does look like a self-contained composting toilet.
And, don't forget the Chinese, who have been using compost toilets for centuries.
Even more info on the Earth Commode can be found on the Outhouses of America Tour web site.
Old Billings, Montana Building Gets Composting Toilets
An old building in Billings, MT has been converted into one of the most energy-efficient office buildings in Billings. Of course, composting toilets are part of the new building!
Some of the improvements include:
"Energy use in the new building will be cut by 50 percent over traditional office buildings by using such techniques as radiant heated floors (15 percent energy savings), natural day lighting, evaporative cooling (20 percent less than traditional air conditioning) and photovoltaic electrical generation (generating 25 percent of the electrical needs on site). Water use is expected to be cut by 90 percent with water-wise landscaping and composting toilets (saving 30,000 gallons of water a year, using 60 percent less water than traditional offices). From The Billings Outpost.
30,000 gallons of water is a lot of water saved!
Read the entire story in The Billings Outpost.
Texas Conservation Area Using Composting Toilets
A new conservation area in Texas is going to be using composting toilets in its restroom facilites.
"Government Canyon State Natural Area opens to the public Saturday, Oct. 15. The 8,622-acre state natural area at the edge of the Edwards Plateau is a special habitat. And it represents one of Texas most significant conservation stories." From The Advocate.
Read the complete story in The Advocate.
Learn more on the Texas Parks & Wildlife web site.
Composting Toilets Being Used in Disaster Relief Effort
Composting Toilets are being used in emergency shelters are being set-up by World Shelters for those affected by Hurricaine Katrina.
Read the complete story in the Times-Standard.
Composting Toilets on Sale
Just a heads up…
There is a sale going on right now on Envirolet® Composting Toilets in the US and Canada.
Catalogue Downloads
Links to the Envirolet® catalogue download are now available. Right now, they are on the right-hand side menu.
Envirolet® Catalogue (.pdf):
• Canada
• Europe
• Rest of World
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Help support Composting Toilet World and spread the message of composting toilets with some CTW gear! There are shirts, hats, underwear, dog shirts and more!
More designs to come!
Treehouses Added...
Treehouses have been added to the Applications section. That's right, treehouses!
Envirolet® DC12 (12VDC) in Hawaiian Treehouse
New Countries Added...
Quite a few new countries were added to the Suppliers section.
The new entries includes Austria, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Denmark, Fiji, France, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Scotland, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan.
Phew! That is a long list. And more are to come!
Envirolet New Zealand
Details for the Envirolet® New Zealand were added to the New Zealand section of suppliers.
Help Keep The Oceans Clean
"Come one, come all: Volunteers from around the globe and the U.S. states and territories participate each year, clearing tons of trash from coastlines, rivers and lakes. And it's coming up soon.
Each September, hundreds of thousands of volunteers from around the world join forces during the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) coordinated by the Ocean Conservancy. In the past 17 years, more than 4.5 million volunteers from 120 countries have participated."
Via Greenthinkers.
Gotta Go?
"A Derbyshire tourist attraction is appealing for 'regular' visitors to use its special environmentally friendly composting toilet and feed the worms.
Crich Tramway Village, home of the National Tramway Museum, near Matlock, Derbyshire installed the environmentally friendly worm-composting toilet last year as part of the Countryside Agency funded redevelopment of its woodland area.
Explains worm toilet project director, Glynn Wilton 'We get over 100,000 visitors a year and many of them will ride the historic trams to the start of the Woodland Walk and sculpture trail. The composting toilet seemed like an ideal and innovative solution to providing toilet facilities in the woodland area. Unfortunately the worms rely on regular deposits to survive and do their composting work. It seems our visitors aren't regular enough!'"
Via Response Source.
Send Photos, Get Free Stuff
If you send some photos and a testimonial of your Envirolet® Composting Toilet System, to be posted on Envirolet® Buzz, to email@example.com you will get a free Starter Kit or free jar of Compost Accelerator.
The Starter Kit is a great seasonal start-up material for your composting toilet system. Compost Accelerator helps speed up the composting process.
Marine & Boats Section Added
We have a added a new Marine & Boats section to Composting Toilet World. As you might guess, we think a compost toilet is a great eco-friendly alternative to the oft-used chemical head.
Sweden Added
Sweden has been added to the Suppliers section.
There is also some composting toilet info in Swedish. Envirolet®. Direkt från tillverkaren till dig, var som helst i världen!
Pure Portugal Composting Toilet Update
Sophie from Pure Portugal has sent some more information on their composting toilet.
Pure Portugal Composting Toilet
We do not really have much info on this particular composting toilet. But, we have posted some info from Pure Portugal. They can build you a composting toilet.
Cottages, Cabins & Pool Cabanas
We are hard at working adding more composting toilet info about specific applications. We have added the Cottages & Cabins section and the Pool Cabanas section.
These sections, like all sections, are a work-in-progress. We hope to contantly add, update and change sections as more news and info becomes available to us.
The first entry to the new Applications category is the Narrowboat.
What's a narrowboat? Well, you will have to go to the Narrowboat section to find out…
Applications Category
We have added a new Applications category to the main menu.
This new section will examine specific applications for composting toilets. Pretty self-explanatory I guess! It will look at the pros and cons and generally discuss compost toilets in some detail.
But, please be patient! It will take a while to add all applications.
Looking for a Composting Toilet?
A good place to look is on eBay. Check out this listing for an Envirolet® DC12 (12v) System.
The Envirolet® DC12 is a waterless self-contained model. The one available in this auction is in a unique grey granite (stone effect) colour.
Branched Drain Greywater Systems
Branched Drain Greywater Systems by greywater expert Art Ludwig has been added to the Greywater Books section.
A little about the book:
A decade of experience with dozens of residential greywater systems led ecological designer Art Ludwig to question everything about conventional greywater system design. He stripped away every possible bit of complexity until the essence of a greywater system remained: a pipe network for distributing water from the house to a number of trees around the yard.
Branched drains provide economical, reliable, sanitary, low maintenance distribution of household greywater to downhill plants without filtration, pumping, or surge tanks. "Branched Drain Greywater Systems" describes how to design, build and use a branched drain greywater system from off-the-shelf components, in just about any context. 51 pages, 24 figures, 42 photos. 8.5 x 11 inches.
The Toilet Papers
The Toilet Papers: Designs to Recycle Human Waste and Water : Dry Toilets, Greywater Systems and Urban Sewage has been added to the Publications section.
This is an older publication from 1978.
Link To Us Section Added
We have added the Link To Us section. Of course, it has info on how to link to Composting Toilet World.
The Comments function is now active on all new posts to Composting Toilet World. You will see the comments link at the bottom of posts. Just click on it to leave your comments.
You should still send any specific questions to email@example.com.
New Section & Book Added
As you may know, we are slowly adding more and more content to Composting Toilet World.
Today, we have added the Greywater Books section and we have also added the Composting Toilet System Book to the Publications section.
More information is being added all the time. We will use the News section to try and keep you up-to-date.
Envirolet Waterless Toilets at OWL Rafting
It's great to see so many commercial locations using eco-technology. OWL Rafting, near Ottawa, Canada, uses Envirolet® Waterless Toilets.
The Envirolet®
OWL is a world-class rafting resort that offers great rafting down the Ottawa River.
Read the full story about OWL on Envirolet® Buzz.
Kabi Organic Golf Course in Australia
Treehugger reports on the wonderful Kabi Organic Golf Course in Boreen Point, QLD, Australia:
Kabi is "…18 holes worth of organic certification by the Biological Farmers Association (BFA). Meaning it's free of "any synthetic fertilisers, pesticides and or any other chemicals that are traditional ones used on golf courses." What's more, the clubhouse restaurant lists a menu of organic beef, chicken, and herbs. Or feast upon oranges, lemons, limes, mandarins and grapefruits from the courses's organic orchard. And if you need to take a load off your hind, then the compost toilets await your deposit, so they can feed any liquid nutrient back to the courses's forests, via sand filters."
A snails eye view of the course
Wallabies and kangaroos (and snails!) roam the golf course and always have the right of way.
Kabi is the only organic golf course in the southern hemisphere. Visit the Kabi web site for more information.
Waterless Urinals
Waterless urinals are a technology closely related to composting toilets. Both are designed to provide a sanitation solution without the use of clean, valuable water.
Waterless urinals general have a "trap," that acts like an S-Trap found on a conventional toilet, designed to prevent odour. These traps generally use a plastic insert or cartridge with some sort of chemical in it. (More research is required as to what the chemical is…)
A little more about how they work can be found on Treehugger (via a Triple Pundit case study):
"Conventional urinals use at least three liters of water per flush (about a gallon), whereas flushless urinals need neither water nor a flushing system […] Special glazes give sanitary-ware urinals a pore-free surface, while urinals made of synthetic material have a long-lasting gel coating that repels liquids. The urine flows off the smooth surface of the urinal into a siphon. […] The siphon contains a liquid sealant that has a specific density that is lighter-than-water. This floats to the top, allowing the urine to flow through it and away, taking any odors with it. The liquid sealant remains in the siphon. Flushless urinals have no joints or cracks in which bacteria can colonize. The special surface repels most liquids and impurities. Cleaning therefore involves less cost and effort than with conventional systems, and strong toilet cleaners are unnecessary."
Another positive, is that waterless urinals do save a lot of money vs. a standard urinal. According to the Triple Pundit case study, replacing 14 urinals with flushless waterless urinals would amount to a $800 savings.
Composting Toilets Sale
Looking to get a composting toilet now? Want to save water now?
If you do, check out Envirolet® Composting Toilets by Sancor™. They are on sale right now.
Save $300 in North America
In the US and Canada you can save $300 off the regular system price until August 16. Go to envirolet.com in the US and envirolet.ca in Canada.
Save €100 + Free Shipping in Europe
In Europe, you can save €100 and get free shipping (this is worth about €200-300). Envirolet® Europe ships factory direct from Canada. Go to envirolet-europe.com.
Those outside of the US, Canada or Europe should go to envirolet.com. Envirolet® has been available factory direct worldwide since 1977.
Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation
Construction has begun on the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation in the Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park in Alberta.
The Lakeside Leader reports that the centre will "will be constructed according to the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) system that awards points for green building construction.
The centre will be heated by a geothermal heat pump, use composting toilets, use 30 per cent less water than traditional buildings of the same size, capture rainwater for 60 per cent of potable water needs and use environmentally friendly construction materials."
Fourth Annual Burdock Gathering
The Burdock Festival is something that readers of Composting Toilet World would be interested in. If you are in the Maine area, check it out.
From Infoshop News:
"The Fourth Annual Burdock Festival will be held on August 2-9, 2005 in Starks, Maine. Burdock is a gathering for people to meet and connect with one another and work to create a free and sustainable world. We focus on bringing together people from urban and rural areas as well as people of different generations and cultures to learn, share, play and build solidarity together. We encourage young and old, Mainers and people from elsewhere, and people from all walks of life to come together at Burdock.
Blooloo Pool Cabana Toilet
Blooloo, the pool cabana toilet is on its way to a pool near you! Look for it!
Blooloo eliminates the problem of pool users soaking your house to use the bathroom! Of course, Blooloo uses composting toilet technology. For more info, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Attention Manufacturers and Suppliers
We are currently updating our listing procedure. More information will be available soon.
If you are interested in being listed on Composting Toilet World, please email email@example.com and we will be sure to let you know when complete details are available.
Questions About Composting Toilets
If you have any questions about composting toilets, feel free to contact us at email@example.com.
We are always willing to help!
Fawsley Fayre Needs Composting Toilets!
Fawsley Fayre is a private festival for an extended family of friends in the country. It is a weekend of bands, DJs, poets, food, drink and more.
Composting Toilet World was contacted to see if we had any contacts for rental composting toilets in the UK. The festival takes place about an hour north of London. We do not know of any rental compost toilet systems out there, so we are posting this to see if anyone out there does.
Ban The Flush!
Want another reason why you should use a composting toilet system?
Mother Earth News writes in Alternatives to the Five-Gallon Flush, "Every single time a conventional toilet is flushed, about 40 pounds of potable water is dirtied … usually in the process of carrying away less than a pound of human excrement. Furthermore, each day, the average US citizen pushes the "out of sight, out of mind" handle seven times, and in a year, 13,000 gallons of fresh H20 rush off … to dispose of enough nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to fertilize a 50' X 50' garden!"
Ninth Continental Bioregional Congress at Earthaven
Trailer Park Girl reports that she is heading to the Ninth Continental Bioregional Congress. The conference is from July 9-17.
The congress will focus on bioregions. "Bioregions are living systems where every being is connected to, and interdependent with every other; bioregions are not defined by property lines, states, or nations, but by rock, soil, weather, water, terrain, plants, animals, human cultures and human settlements."
It is being held at Earthaven, an eco-village in North Carolina. Earthaven is 100% off-the-grid and they use composting toilets and recycle their greywater!
Greenthinkers on CTW
We've added a new section to Composting Toilet World! We teamed with the Greenthinkers blog to be able to offer even more environment-friendly content.
Emailing CTW
Because we just switched hosts for Composting Toilet World, our regular email may be down for a few days.
CTW email seems to be working fine now.
New Composting Toilet World Site is Live
The all-new Composting Toilet World web site is now live!
Hope you like it!
July 4th!
Happy Independence Day to our American friends!
Canada Day
Happy Canada Day to our Canadian friends!
New Composting Toilet World Site!
Composting Toilet World is in the midst of a major re-design! The new site should be live within a week.
Get the Buzz
New composting toilet blog site! Envirolet® Buzz features information and storeis about Envirolet® Composting Toilets plus others environmental issues and topics.
Changing His Lifestyle To Tread Lightly On Earth
One person, motivated by drought and his conscience, is making a difference in Arizona. He has changed his lifestyle so that he treads lightly on Earth. Part of his plan includes adding a composting toilet to his home.
Name Change
The World of Composting Toilets or WOCT is now officially Composting Toilet World or CTW. As always, the URL is compostingtoilet.org.


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Ted Damson wrote:^^
what he said, plus...
I recently tested a long-brewing idea for hotstamping discs at home, without a metal die, and without mass-produceable results. It looks AWESOME, it's unique, and it'll be the rocket ship to take your dyes NUCULER.
I'll post some better instructions soon, because I have to buy another set of tools to test. A video tutorial will follow.
If anyone wants to start trial/erroring on their own, here's the golden ticket:
You need:
- woodburning tool
- silver or gold leaf (in a double layer, as single layer will burn/tear)
- lightly adhere the leaf to your disc... a little water will hold it.
- lightly adhere the second layer of leaf to the first... same light moisture method
- heat your woodburning tool
- tap tap tap away... gentle pressure will melt the plastic so that it gives slightly, and that's your sign that the heat has stuck your metal leaf and plastic together.
- when finished, rub away excess leaf under running water
- repeat to fill in missed spots
I'm getting a new kit with pen tips and whatnot... so far it's limited to stippling designs, and lines are difficult. Hoping a round tip or a wide calligraphic tip will help with lines.
The result looks great, and has a stamp depth about equal to Discraft's, or near Gateway's if you press harder. It's the same method as mechanical hotstamping... a heated element presses a thin foil into the plastic, and the heat melts the plastic, bonding the foil to the plastic. I was able to scratch at the stamp and not remove it, so it seems as durable as a factory stamp.
ChUcK wrote:Now that the season has slowed down for those of us who don't live in the south, the word of the day is "get all your DG buddies over to the house with the crappiest garage and dye some discs!"
That's actually a lot of words. It doesn't change the fact that I want to see fresh dyes all over this board, each from another newcomer to the hobby. It seems to me that seeing cool custom discs flying around our parks can only lead to even more interest in the sport, and lead to further growth. So get some RIT, an xacto, some vinyl scraps from a local shop, and rig up a little dye laboratory. There are so many fresh ideas in people's minds as to what would be a cool dye, what would be a cool technique to try out, etc. and I'm hoping Tim and I can light the fuse that will lead to even better disc art in the future.
Good luck, and remember to post pictures of your failures as well as successes so the dyers on this board can give you tips for your dips!
spitfire wrote:how much they have faded or started to bleed making them look not so good.
ChUcK wrote:So get some RIT, an xacto, some vinyl scraps from a local shop,
Craig Smolin wrote:question about doing more than one color: if you do a base color, say black, do you need to cover it before dipping into a second color? what if the base color is something other than black? I get the concept of initially exposing what you want dyed black, just a bit unsure of how to proceed from there. from the looks of the first video (scarface disc) it looks like the portion of the disc dyed black is left exposed to the red dye? Is this correct?
Craig Smolin wrote:say you dye a portion green, then want to do another portion blue... do you cover up the green? with what? if you don't, does the green portion absorb the blue dye and change color slightly?
Craig Smolin wrote:So, what do you guys use to cover up a section you don't want dyed? More contact paper? Masking tape? What color order do you dye in? Obviously doing a black layer and then a single color layer is simple (black first, color second). But a third color?
Craig Smolin wrote:Also, does stepping up to "sign vinyl" make cutting easier or harder?
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Describe your siblings and your place in your family tree.
What sparked your interest in karate?
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Rodrigo Bicalho, DVM, PhD, assistant professor of dairy production medicine at Cornell University, is the recipient of the 2013 Cattle Call grant from Zoetis.
With the $150,000 grant, Dr. Bicalho will evaluate ways to prevent retained placenta and ultimately improve overall uterine health in cattle. "It's a widespread issue across the industry," he said. "Retained placenta has a link to immune suppression, can cause a significant amount of economic loss and is an animal welfare concern, too."
The Cattle Call research grant program, in its second year, awards funding to support the development of new products and services that help improve the health and productivity of beef and dairy cattle. In 2013, Zoetis asked researchers to submit proposals to address ways to improve cattle reproduction or develop models for managing cattle pain.
The Cattle Call grant program has been an effective mechanism to establish collaborative research partnerships aimed at addressing key issues facing the cattle industry, explained Michelle Haven, DVM, PhD, senior vice president of corporate development, alliances and solutions at Zoetis. In addition to Dr. Bicalho's proposal, Cattle Call also generated new research leads to evaluate pain management in cattle.
"The program gives Zoetis a unique opportunity to continue our commitment of working together with top researchers and veterinarians to discover innovative solutions for the cattle industry," Dr. Haven said. "Having partnerships with academia are necessary to discover groundbreaking solutions that address industry issues."
"Industry support allows us to tackle real problems and gives us a chance to develop technologies that can be useful for producers," Dr. Bicalho said. "It's a very important project for us. We're excited to be able to work on it. We're hopeful we can produce solutions that will help make animals more comfortable, healthier and more profitable."


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A man missing overnight has been found alive on Ilkley Moor after an extensive search operation today.
Andrew Thornton, 49, of Yeadon, was discovered in an area called Rocky Valley, behind the popular Cow and Calf beauty spot, suffering from injuries after a huge search by police and mountain rescue teams.
Mr Thornton, who is said to be suffering depression, was treated at the scene by paramedics and mountain rescue personnel and then flown to Leeds General Infirmary at 10.25am.
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance had landed on the moor at 9.30am.
Mick Smith, assistant leader with Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team said team members and police had been out searching for Mr Thornton since 3am.
He said: "We have been searching throughout the night and this morning and we called upon the support of search and rescue dogs and the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association.
"Calder Valley started the search with about ten to 12 people and this morning we ramped it up with Upper Wharfedale and five search dogs.
"West Yorkshire Police Helicopter was here last night carrying out a heat search and returned at first light and carried out a visual search.
"They found the man below an area known as Rocky Valley.
"He has been treated by mountain rescue personnel and air ambulance. Because of his injuries and the fact he had been out all night in cold weather we requested that air evacuation is appropriate."
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A man missing overnight has been found alive on Ilkley Moor after an extensive search operation today.