the radical vs. the loaded in South Africa

From the Times

"Radical eco-hippies in California are advocating the mass adoption of municipal bucket toilet systems, some even making their own crude lavatories from jugs and insulated wooden chambers. But self-composting toilets are nothing like the dreaded long-drop of your nightmares. Modern, commercially manufactured models look and operate just like a standard toilet, using a high-powered jet of water or air to break up your deposits, and an assortment of worms, bugs and micro-organisms to break down the material into "humanure" that is suitable for use in the garden. A top-of-the-range Envirolet FlushSmart composting toilet system will set you back about R30000."