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Thought I'd give folks an update on my 'system'. I have now dumped three loads of wood chip and poo into my compost bin. In as much as I can see what happens to it, it is slumping fast, which I take to be a sign of decay as well as settlement. It has been colonised by wood ants, which is fine with m...

Hi LongJohn - Welcome and Thank you for all that info! The Humanure Handbook suggests collecting pee & poo in the same bucket. You separate them, but then recombine them in the heap? I guess this makes for less bucket emptying & perhaps less odour? Sally Yes, this makes for less bucket empt...

I thought folks might be encouraged by my experience with a very primitive compost loo. I have sited the 30 litre oblong IKEA plastic bucket in the tiny, very warm and often humid bathroom in my tiny flat. Here, as briefly as possible, is how I am using it and the results I am seeing. I pee elsewher...