“The sprawling tentacles that constitute the water infrastructure in the United States spill about 860 million gallons (3.3 billion liters) of untreated water — along with all the raw waste that involves — each year.
If you add in all the clean water lost, that amount soars to about 6 billion gallons (22.7 billion liters) spilled each day.
But while the loss of clean water is a serious waste of a precious natural resource, it’s the untreated water that’s most troubling. That’s because human fecal matter and urine, when not disposed of safely, can cause numerous environmental and health problems in the world’s waterways.
Here’s how to build an outhouse with a composting bucket toilet…”
