RV Holding Tank Help?

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My girlfriend and I are living in a RV for the rest of the year. We fill the greywater and holding tanks pretty quick. Usually we just dump the greywater in the lawn and the poo gets pumped into the septic tank on the property. I wonder if theres any other disposal option thats not too much work or nasty.

The main problem we have is the smell that comes from either tank when it gets near-full. Is there any permaculture solutions to reducing smell from a holding tank? We tried buying Campa-Chem brand deodorant but it contains some NASTY chemicals(though its supposedly biodegradable). Does anyone have alternatives for a camper toilet/holding tank?

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bucket toilet. Or a nature's head composting toilet if the girlfriend doesn't like the bucket idea.

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Glenn Underhill

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See my post for one idea. I am building a composting outhouse for pooping in.

Bill McGee

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Look up Joe Jenkins http://humanurehandbook.com

He has a free ebook, or you can buy hardcopy from amazon or his site. Search Joe Jenkins humanure, loveable loo.

Also David Omick at http://omick.net has many examples of composting toilets.

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