Green toilet wins city approval


	Green toilet wins city approval

JICWyllie

6-21-2009 1:11 PM

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1-innovation, 1-policy, 1-sewage, 2-change, 3-reported, 4-us

JICWyllie says:

Composting toilets should not just be permitted, they should be mandatory. I have one in 'my' woodland. It works perfectly with less smell than the water closet system.

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