Simple Toilets

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts on December 14, 2008 at 3:26 am



Photo: ECAL/Florian Joye

Going to the bathroom doesn’t get much simpler than this. Behold the "Simple Toilet," as envisioned by Jessie Neukomm (bag) and Alejandro Bona (shovel) for the University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL), Switzerland. Link [in French] – via Cribcandy, Thanks Justine Dufrenne!


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5 comments to "Simple Toilets"

  1. B. J.
    December 14th, 2008 at 9:46 am

    I would think that the shovel handle should be shorter to make it easier to use. Also, in some areas (for example, where we live) the soil is so hard that you would need a rounded blade.

  2. sloane
    December 14th, 2008 at 11:33 am

    My dad invented this when we used to camp as children.

  3. earl
    December 14th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    Here's another simple toilet: http://gizmodo.com/5018566/pop-a-squat-anywhere-anytime-with-environme ntally+friendly-shit-box

  4. liphttam1
    December 14th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    It's the Sh** shovel!

  5. Thebes
    December 16th, 2008 at 10:53 pm

    While hiking the Appalachian Trail I used a garden trowel a few hundred times, no leaves though - just real tp!

    Normally, though, for the past ten years we have used a sawdust composting toilet that it quite simple. The bucket, a box with a seat and lid, some sawdust, keep it covered and rotting sawdust works best. Compost in a simple bin layering it with straw or grass clippings. For more info see The Humanure Handbook


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