Composting Toilet
From Miller Farm
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Current Progress
Although the work on the composting toilet was began in 2005, the toilet has been out of use for the past couple years. Through the dedication of the farmers of 2008-2009, mainly Tom and Wes (and their many helpers), the toilet is currently up and running! The first bucket has already been filled. If you need to poop, feel free to stop anytime!
Want to find out more? Send us an e-mail! (http://www.earlham.edu/webteam/resources/eav/?u=farmers)
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Beginning Construction, 2005
Composting toilet construction and usage has been approved by the city environmental specialist. Now we're drawing up plans and preparing funding requests.
Minutes April 1, 2005
Bins
- concrete floor
- open brick walls (see drawings)
- lexan covers for tops of 2 bins
- lexan doors for 3 bins, open upward, south facing
- concrete filled, steel pipes in corners to support building
- pipes filled only part way, building with posts that lock into pipes
Building
- sits on top of bins, locks in to them (see above)
- plywood - light!
- shingle roof
- insulation? will it make building too heavy?
- movable stairs in back, to north
New moving mechanism:
- building slides on tracks, pins lock it in place (need to think about this more!)
Money
- Devin - $100 (this is in the Ag. account now)
- Mic J.? show him plans
- EEAC - $100-$500
- Doug B.
- Miller Farm maintenance budget
