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When You Can't Find The WC, Build Your Own...

May 26, 2004 03:00 PM | Posted in: Architecture , Objets Trouves

Instructions from the Doctors Without Borders field manual

"The simple pit latrine is one of the simplest and cheapest means of disposing of human wastes. If well designed and built, correctly sited and well maintained, it contributes significantly to the prevention of feco-orally transmitted diseases."

I'm not sure how you're supposed to download and print these from the Web if you're in a location without plumbing, but then again I suppose that's what satelltie phones are for...

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