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> Going to the bathroom at a friend’s house was an act of generosity. It was like leaving a gift. An idea just in time for Christmas season!
by dsizzle 5y ago
> Going to the bathroom at a friend’s house was an act of generosity. It was like leaving a gift.
An idea just in time for Christmas season!
- ciconia 5y agoCome visit us - we have composting toilets in our home. Seriously, when people visit and leave such gifts it makes me very happy - more organic matter that will return to our garden. Using composting toilets in the last 5,5 years has changed our relationship with our waste, and with other waste like cow or horse manure. The disgust subsides and you learn to handle it just like any other raw material. Humanure is really valuable for gardening and fertilizing your soil.
- bargle0 5y agoHow do you maintain food safety? Using human waste seems dangerous. Harmful bacteria would be part of it, but I’d worry about accumulating pharmaceuticals, etc., in it, which feudal Japanese people probably didn’t have to worry about.
- dsizzle 5y agoWhat does the end result look and smell like after it's done composting? How long does that take? I always thought composting toilets were mostly practical in trailers and other non-full-time locations so it's interesting you've adopted this in your home! One other advantage must be not worrying about clogs?
- praptak 5y agoIt's better to give than to receive.
- mattbee 5y agoStartup idea: toilets that issue receipts. I don't know what for, the market will find a way.
- pokoleo 5y agoNFTs
- dharmab 5y agoIt already exists as a curiosity: A toilet that uses waste as fuel for a bioreactor and pays "users" in a cryptocurrency: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-toilet-turns-excrement-into-power-digital-currency-2021-07-09/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-toil...