Why Worms In the Toilet Might Be a Good Idea 124
derekmead writes "Billions worldwide still don't have access to proper sanitation, and those that do still require a ton of water and electricity to keep waste flowing. A French company is offering one solution: Use turd-eating worms to compost waste right at the source. Ecosphere Technologies has developed an outhouse that, rather than relying on chemicals like a port-a-john, relies on about a pound of red wiggler worms. A new installation in Quebec uses imported worms, placed inside of a mixture of dung and straw underneath to toilet, to devour feces delivered to them by a conveyor belt system. (When someone uses the toilet, pee filters through sand to wash away, while a pedal allows the user to transport their poo to the worm space.) The whole system uses no water or electricity, and a series of passive vents allegedly keeps the toilet smelling great. The company claims it can be used 10,000 times without servicing, which is far better than what a port-a-potty can boast, although with a current price tag of $40k for the worm system, port-a-potties are still a lot cheaper."
first worm! (Score:4, Funny)
first worm!
A toilet with pedals? (Score:4, Funny)
Do the kids get training wheels?
Wormholes DO Exist! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Then who eats all the worm poo? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Foreign critters (Score:2, Funny)
These worms have been trained in the tur-de-france. They are much better at re-cycling.
That's slashdot for you! (Score:5, Funny)