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OPERATIONS Cont...
What to put in the Rota-Loo
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use only a good quality toilet paper (either unbleached, recycled or new white paper). Try not use
excessive amounts of toilet paper as the paper may break down slower than the heap.
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The recommended amount of Bio-stimulant per week
The following additives help to allow oxygen to flow around the solid material as well as add some carbon
rich matter ensuring that it remains aerobic and healthy so you obtain good quality compost. We
recommend that you at regularly intervals (about once a week) put down the toilet a handful of two of the
following:
• Chopped pea straw (compressed bales are at available from most garden supply shops)
• Hard vegetable peelings (ie. Potato or carrot). The peelings should be chopped to no larger than 30mm
(1”) square
• Fresh grass clippings
• Hay, Peat moss, Rice hulls, Peanut shells. Pop corn, or similar organic materials
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Wood shaving can be good but DO NOT USE PINE OR EUCALYPT as they are disinfectants!
Disinfectants kill the bacteria required for good composting.
The Rota-Loo can be used to help compost other household wastes, but please don’t expect it to do
everything. The aim is to safely handle human waste and adding other materials should be done with the
objective of improving the composting process only. Adding additional matter to the bins will fill the bins
more quickly so keep an eye on the bin levels more often. It may also mean that you will need to rotate the
bins more often, but remember that if the composting bacteria are healthy, decomposition will occur quickly.
What
NOT
to put in the Rota-Loo
• any burning materials such as cigarettes or matches,
• disposable nappies, tampons, wet wipes or sanitary napkins,
• plastic, rubber, metal or glass material.
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vegetable scraps, fruit scraps or meat/fat scraps, as they are subject to putrefaction and attract flies
and other vermin.
Cleaning of the Pedestal And Seat
Generally once a week, or more often if required, clean the pedestal and seat with water and if necessary,
a small amount of biodegradable detergent. No problem is caused if a small
amount of water is let into the system. Keep the use of disinfectant to a
minimum and wherever possible use only biodegradable disinfectant. When
using disinfectant, use it only on a damp sponge around the pedestal and seat
areas to prevent any spillage.
Be careful that disinfectant is not allowed to go down the chute. Should this
happen, add a dose of Bio-Stimulant and up to a small bucketful of peat moss or
potting mixture into the bin. This will help restart the bacterial activity and isolate
fresh wastes from the disinfected area. Alternatively you can rotate the Rota-
Loo. In this case add Bio-Stimulant and bulking material to give the bacteria
plenty to work on.
Bio-Stimulant is a sea-weed based pro-biotic, available from Rota-Loo, that helps keep the right environment and
balance in the composting pile for the aerobic bacteria to grow and work. Adding a small amount of Bio-Stimulant
regularly according to the instructions on the bottle will improve composting and control odours. It is recommended that
Bio-Stimulant be used weekly, or at least monthly, and whenever a bin (or the house) is being closed up for a period.
APPLICATION Dilute 1 part Bio-stimulant in 10 parts water 1:10). Apply 50ml of diluted mix three times a per week in
active bins (pour down the pedestal).
