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Make Some Useful Shit

JANE PINCKARD

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No, for real (well, mmmmaybe). This advanced toilet turns human shit into clean compost.

The Solar Composting Advanced Toilet is designed to recycle human excrement and urine into a relatively [Emphasis mine – Ed.] dry and deodorized compost which can be safely and easily applied to the immediately surrounding landscape.

The S.C.A.T. is a self-contained freestanding structure using inexpensive convenient organic materials such as peat moss or sawdust to promote effective composting. Earthworms provide mixing and aeration, eliminating the need for a rotating drum. A durable watertight plastic bin in the solar chamber has enough capacity for 4-6 persons in daily use.

Those poor, poor earthworms. Still, handy in case any of the disaster scenarios so popular in the movies these days come to pass.

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