Composting Toilets and Self-Rule by Madhu Suri Prakesh
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From the page: "The ecological toilet is one of today's most hope-filled expressions of people's power and people's science. These toiletsâ€"which celebrate Gandhian simplicity and ecological sensibilityâ€"recover and honor traditional practices of healing and agriculture, related arts of non-violent living.
In contrast, the abuse of water via flush toilets renders it toxic as well as globally scarce. More than 40 percent of the water available for domestic purposes is used for transporting shit.
Mixing three rich, marvelous substancesâ€"water, urine, and shitâ€"turns them into a poisonous cocktail. At a very high cost we seek to separate them again with dangerous chemicals and exotic technologies in â€oetreatment plants.” We reduce our sacred waters into chemically treated H2O that pollutes our bodies and soils and waters."
In contrast, the abuse of water via flush toilets renders it toxic as well as globally scarce. More than 40 percent of the water available for domestic purposes is used for transporting shit.
Mixing three rich, marvelous substancesâ€"water, urine, and shitâ€"turns them into a poisonous cocktail. At a very high cost we seek to separate them again with dangerous chemicals and exotic technologies in â€oetreatment plants.” We reduce our sacred waters into chemically treated H2O that pollutes our bodies and soils and waters."
