Familia Dyrst

We have finished our time with MCC in southern Mexico and are now living with Martin's dad in Bluffton Ohio.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

More about Dry Latrines Part 2

Sr. Placido makes our special toilets. The toilet separates the urine from the poop.
This is the back of the dry latrine with the pvc ventilation tubes. The hose at the bottom is connected to the separator part of the toilet and carries the pee to a hole filled with gravel. Here the urine filters into the ground. (At our house we planted a bogenvillia plant near the tube. It gets a good nitrogen fix. Some people collect the urine, mix it with 4 parts water, and use it as an organic fertilizer.)
A finished dry latrine at a primary school. (Needs a door, or they'll just have to close their eyes.)
Many people hang a sheet or cloth as a door. Works better then closing one's eyes, in my opinion :)

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