Vermont Eco-Sanitation Coalition
/On Thursday, October 26th, members of the Vermont Ecological Sanitation Coalition joined CAV for a conversation about the environmental and societal benefits of ecological sanitation for Vermont, the safety of humanure composting, and current regulatory options.
We addressed misconceptions about compost toilet systems, shared some best practices, and discussed the possibility of CAV developing training for successfully using these systems.
0:00 Introduction to the session and guests
3:23 What is the Vermont Ecological Sanitation Coalition & why does it exist
6:45 What are compost toilet systems
17:59 Discussion about misconceptions, research, and testing
37:18 General discussion
Here are some of the links shared during our conversation:
A summary of the regulatory landscape & a link to last year’s bills is under “Compost Toilets” on Rich Earth Institute’s website.
Please fill out this survey to let us know your thoughts so that we can gauge interest in this topic.
The Ecological Sanitation Coalition is having a coalition-building meeting on Monday, November 13th, at 9am. If you are interested in joining in (or just staying up-to-date with educational events about compost toilet systems), register for free here.