Brenda Land Exit Strategies
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So what’s wrong with a little poo?
It is a source of food for beasties and buggies
It provides rich nutrients
It’s the original bio-fuel.
Cow chip fire
So what is wrong with a little poo?
While there is nothing wrong with a little poo, there is a problem when it is not so little.
How poo contaminates food
Poo draws flies Food draws flies
Poo in the water
People drink the water
Animals drink the water
Pathogenic organisms get transferred
Protozoa VirusBacteria
But where’s the privy?
Whatever the sanitation option is, it needs to address these goals.
Keep vectors (flies, hornets, other insects) away from poo.
Keep poo out of water.
Keep people away from contact with other peoples poo.
Effective sanitation options -
•Collect
•Contain
•Treat
fecal material to prevent illness, water pollution, and infecting wild animals.
Personal Privies
Wag Bag packages
Cathole
Small Group Privies
Scat Machine Cleans Pickle Pails and Rocket Boxes
Rocket Box
Incinerating Toilets
Rustic Facilities
Pits Moldering Privies
ATV Vault
Dehydrating Toilet
Other
Composting Toilet
Pumping in the Back Country
More Developed Facilities
No Magic
• Many methods • No perfect solution
• Expand the toolbox
