One of a series of Blogs as part of a sustainability study course
Sustainability, society and you: The University of Nottingham
I can’t think of any particular reason not to use a squat toilet, if that was all that was available but, like many men, those few minutes “sitting on the throne” can be the only quiet time available from the cacophony of demands of a busy household. A sports injured knee also make squatting very difficult.
Regarding the health benefits, is the difference so great for those of us who have modern flush toilets that it is worth changing? I suspect that the benefit of squatting comes from post defecation hygiene issues, which could be addressed in a different way. Bidet etc.
Having said that, if we ignore the shitting sitting position, using very expensive treated water to flush human waste along millions of Kilometres of piping to very expensive treatment facilities is, to put it mildly, one of the stupidest things we do in the west.
It may be that because communities in the developing world are not starting from a position of having to maintain a very expensive sewage system, that new versions of ancient processes can be developed and once perfected brought to the West, which would allow us to disconnect ourselves from the concept of central sewage management
For anyone interested, The Big Necessity by Rose George is a great read
http://rosegeorge.com/site/books/the-big-necessity
I also came across a Guardian article which is very informative with some really good links to people and communities that are working on this issue
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/making-energy-from-human-waste
THE MOST FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH WORD….
Well, it’s shit . that’s right, shit!
Shit may just be the most functional word in the English language….
You can smoke shit, buy shit, sell shit, lose shit, find shit, forget
shit, And tell others to eat shit.
Some people know their shit, while others can’t tell the difference
between shit and shineola.
There are lucky shits, dumb shits, and crazy shits. There is bull shit,
horse shit, and chicken shit.
You can throw shit, sling shit, catch shit, shoot the shit, or duck when
the shit hits the fan.
You can give a shit or serve shit on a shingle.
You can find yourself in deep shit or be happier than a pig in shit.
Some days are colder than shit, some days are hotter than shit, and some
days are just plain shitty.
Some music sounds like shit, things can look like shit, and there are
times when you feel like shit.
You can have too much shit, not enough shit, the right shit, the wrong
shit or a lot of weird shit.
You can carry shit, have a mountain of shit, or find yourself up shit
creek without a paddle.
Sometimes everything you touch turns to shit and other times you fall in
a bucket of shit and come out smelling like a rose.
When you stop to consider all the facts, it’s the basic building block
of the English language.
And remember, once you know your shit, you don’t need to know anything
else!!
You could pass this along, if you give a shit; or not do so if you don’t
give a shit!
Well, Shit, it’s time for me to go. Just wanted you to know that I do
give a shit and hope you have a nice day, without a bunch of shit. But, if
you happened to catch a load of shit from some shit-head……….. Well,
Shit Happens!!!
And then there is WEEE shit
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We recycle “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment”, more commonly known as WEEE