Noyemberyan Armenia composting toilet

Project data
Type Composting toilet
Authors Peace Corps
Location Armenia
Status
Years

This page should contain more details. Hopefully there is some more content in that willd has access to. Maybe we can ask Dan (dan_retz@yahoo.com) for more content as well. If we can not contact Dan for more information, we can just include some more general information. --Lonny 11:49, 22 April 2008 (PDT)

  • Designed and Built by Peace Corps Volunteer, Dan Retz, April, 2004
  • Details available on request: dan_retz

Images

  • Picture of the house
    Picture of the house
  • View Showing location of composter
    View Showing location of composter
  • Composting Chamber in basement/storage area
    Composting Chamber in basement/storage area
  • Urine line to be linked with gray water system, Screened air inlets.
    Urine line to be linked with gray water system, Screened air inlets.
  • Detail showing movable lid to remove and install the barrel.
    Detail showing movable lid to remove and install the barrel.
  • Detail of a "bag" made from flour sacks designed to support and maximize ventilation of compost (bag is to be mounted inside of barrel).
    Detail of a "bag" made from flour sacks designed to support and maximize ventilation of compost (bag is to be mounted inside of barrel).
  • Picture of the installed toilet stool and ventilation pipe. Fan is installed inside the pipe just above the ceiling.
    Picture of the installed toilet stool and ventilation pipe. Fan is installed inside the pipe just above the ceiling.
  • Detail of urine diversion funnel. The funnel is plumbed to a 1" pipe which exits the toilet chute via a 90 degree fitting, and later is plumbed to a gray water system.
    Detail of urine diversion funnel. The funnel is plumbed to a 1" pipe which exits the toilet chute via a 90 degree fitting, and later is plumbed to a gray water system.
  • Detail of vent pipe attachment.
    Detail of vent pipe attachment.
  • Another view of the composting bag.
    Another view of the composting bag.
  • Picture showing foam mattress used as a air gasket and protection from flies. Detail of urine line combined with gray water system. Later project will be to divert this combined system for usage in the garden.
    Picture showing foam mattress used as a air gasket and protection from flies. Detail of urine line combined with gray water system. Later project will be to divert this combined system for usage in the garden.
  • Design drawings
    Design drawings
  • Design drawings
    Design drawings
  • Design drawings
    Design drawings

Excel Cost schedule

File:Budget-two-floor-house-design.xls

Powerpoint presentation on situation in Armenia

Related projects

¡No results!
Page data
Authors will d, Lonny Grafman
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Cite as will d, Lonny Grafman (2008–2025). "Noyemberyan Armenia composting toilet". Appropedia. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
This article is issued from Appropedia. The text is available under CC-BY-SA-4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.