Re:Menstrual Cups Help Keep Kenyan Girls in School
by kaybe on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @07:09AM
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While blood might be good for compost that also sounds like a prime method to distribute germs and viruses. Seems dangerous.
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Re:Menstrual Cups Help Keep Kenyan Girls in School
by telesilla on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @08:23AM
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A compost toilet is an aerobic environment composed largely of sawdust, human waste and sometimes earth that is decomposed by bacteria and fungi. Properly managed, it's perfectly safe.
Re:Menstrual Cups Help Keep Kenyan Girls in School
by 24gttghh on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @09:14AM
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You still don't necessarily want to/can't use composted human waste for growing food for human consumption, because many jurisdictions regulate their application in different areas of agriculture.
e.g.:
Virginia: "All materials removed from a composting privy shall be buried," and "compost material shall not be placed in vegetable gardens or on the ground surface.[0]
Rhode Island: "Solids produced by alternative toilets may be buried on site," while, "residuals shall not be applied to food crops.[1]
I'm all for doing it regardless, as it seems more sustainable than traditional sewage treatment!
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composting_toilet#cite_note-26
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composting_toilet#cite_note-25
Re:Menstrual Cups Help Keep Kenyan Girls in School
by smileysteve on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @10:20AM
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Blood and Waste both carry similar risk and hopefully anyone using a composting toilet are aware of the needs to properly bake off organisms.