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Lifting the Lid: An Ecological Approach to Toilet Systems (New Futures)

ISBN13: 9781898049791
ISBN10: 1898049793
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This book examines alternatives to the flush toilet, how to manage your household's output of sewage, conserve water, and turn a potential pollutant into a nutrient for use in improving the environment. Includes chapters on the biology of breakdown, how to choose a composting toilet, maximizing septic tanks, utilizing greywater in the garden, and designing twin-vault toilets.

Peter Harper, author of The Natural Garden Book,is a landscape designer. Louise Halestrapis a consultant and lecturer. Both work at CAT.

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An ecological approach to toilet systems.

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ISBN:: 9781898049791
Subtitle:: An Ecological Approach to Toilet Systems
Foreword:: Kelly, Maritsa
Illustrator:: Kelly, Maritsa
Author:: Harper, Peter
Author:: Kelly, Roger
Author:: Halestrap, Louise
Publisher:: Centre for Alternative Technology
Location:: Machynlleth
Subject:: General
Subject:: Plumbing
Subject:: Sewage
Subject:: Construction - Plumbing
Subject:: General House & Home
Edition Description:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series:: New Futures
Series Volume:: 37
Publication Date:: August 2001
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 154
Dimensions:: 8.60x5.50x.45 in. .56 lbs.

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