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Joseph C. Jenkins

    The Humanure Handbook
    The Humanure Handbook
    • Written by a humanure composter with over thirty years experience, this classic work now includes illustrated, step-by-step instructions on how to build a humanure toilet, a chapter on alternative graywater systems, photos of owner-built humanure toilets from around the world, and an overview of commercial composting toilets and systems.

      The Humanure Handbook
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    • The Humanure Handbook

      A Guide to Composting Human Manure

      • 198 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This book explains why people of the Western world do not compost their humanure, why we should, and how it can be done safely. Written by an expert with more than twenty years experience as an organic gardener, this book balances science and philosophy, data and humor. Learn how American attitudes towards waste differ from those of other cultures and how human waste impacts clean water supplies. Includes instructions for building your own outhouse and sawdust toilet.

      The Humanure Handbook