Compost Toilet Trial Report - Ministry of Civil Defence and ...

Appendix 10: Survey results
A10.1 Results from the expressions of interest in the trial questionnaire
The survey used to collect expressions of interest in the trial (Appendix 1), also
collected information about potential participants previous experience with possible
emergency toilet options. The comments provided were assessed as being positive,
negative or neutral (neither negative or positive, or both negative and positive). Only
the responses from the 11 participants are included.
Question Response Assessment
Have you used a
chemical toilet before?
If yes, please comment
on your experience
Have you used a
compost toilet before?
If yes, please comment
on your experience
Have you used a porta-loo
before?
If yes, please comment
on your experience
Caravan
No 6
Yes 5
On holidays - caravan/camping. Smelly and unclean.
While were building a bach … we used a chemical
toilet without any issues or concerns
At beach and rural visitor sites - generally
malodorous and rickety, but you put up with it for the
sake of the location.
Briefly while camping.
No 5
Yes 6
We have installed a composting toilet at our bach.
We also visit friends in Golden Bay who have a
composting toilet. No smells or issues.
Just once, at the chapel on a green burial site.
Remarkably ordinary, really.
Only DOC facilities in forest parks.
I found it fine
I really like them - they can get a little smelly though!
Would like to see compost toilets become
implemented in a sustainable way.
All good - in the bush - DOC set up
Concerts etc.
No 0
Yes 11
On building sites. a bit like a chemical toilet
Only at festival type events. They tend to be
unpleasant!
Like the chemical ones: pongy but better than
nothing.
Total of 20 days using portaloos during Christchurch
earthquake sequence and Northern Japan Tsunami.
Had no problems
Neutral
Negative
Positive
Neutral
Neutral
Positive
Neutral
Neutral
Positive
Positive
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Negative
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
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