Tag Archives: compost toilets
Composting Toilet Basics Index
If you are researching composting toilets, you may find some of the information in the “Composting Toilet Basics” section of this website useful. Here is an index of the articles you can find here: Getting a Compost Toilet Approved. The most difficult aspect of placing a composting toilet in your home is likely going to … Continue reading
Ecological Sanitation and Composting Toilets
Ecological sanitation is a new, and still emerging, paradigm for dealing with human and household waste in a manner that is beneficial for the environment. Sometimes referred to as EcoSan or Eco-San, one of the primary tenants of this paradigm is that human and household “waste” is actually a valuable resource instead of a waste … Continue reading
Humanure Toilet Composting: A Personal Account
Over the years I have had personal experience with several non-conventional toilet composting systems. In rural Mexico I lived in a small indigenous village where we “did our business” in the backyard milpa (cornfield) – a waste disposal method that produces what is sometimes referred to as “night soil,” and is quite common in developing … Continue reading
Leave No Trace: Portable Composting Toilets for Camping
In order to protect the environment of national parks and trails, hikers and campers should follow the “Leave No Trace” guidelines. These guidelines help ensure that no individual leaves behind waste that others will encounter while on the trail, and this applies to every kind of waste. I can remember how on one of my … Continue reading