Goodbye to the Flush Toilet: Water-Saving Alternatives to Cesspools, Septic Tanks, and Sewers [Paperback]

Carol Hupping Stoner (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Pr (March 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878571922
• ISBN-13: 978-0878571925
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,737,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Old book. Facinatingly relevant., August 25, 2001

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Maurice Flam (Yishii, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodbye to the Flush Toilet: Water-Saving Alternatives to Cesspools, Septic Tanks, and Sewers (Paperback)

The first chapters are full of information in simple English about the history of sewage, including pictures.
(The dead horse and kids playing in an open sewer is one picture that remains with me since I purchased the book 2nd hand at 11th grade 20 years ago!).

The book shows where the current system is leading us, and clearly states what is needed. It checks what type of people use composting toilets, where they hoped to apply them (20 years ago and same today) and what the problems are. The rest of the book has detailed plans, bibliography and pictures of alternatives that were available then, including experience. Although not always very clear, it's fun reading.
<strong>And still an excelent source.</strong>