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Cobbing Together an Outhouse

By , About.com GuideJuly 17, 2007

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A reader from Toronto writes, "My local park is building a cob structure to house a composting toilet with volunteer labour and materials."

Cob is an eco-friendly material made from soil, sand, and straw. Here are photos of the cob outhouse project.

Now that's what I call earth architecture!

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July 17, 2007 at 2:25 am
(1) jscarey :

You left out a key–and ironic–ingredient for the outhouse’s cob recipe: manure.

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