Tag Archives: Composting Toilet Systems
Composting Toilets for RV’s
Let’s face it: RV’s are not generally thought of as the most environmentally sensitive road vehicles, but this still does not mean that if you are driving one you should not consider ways in which to lessen your environmental impact on the earth. Switching to a composting toilet is an important option to consider for … Continue reading
Composting Toilets for Boats: General Features and Requirements
There are many reasons to consider switching to a marine composting toilet for your boat. Composting toilets provide an excellent alternative to holding large amounts of waste during sailing expeditions, or to discharging chemically treated waste into open waters. Even though the starting costs run around $1200 for most composting toilet models, they can still … Continue reading
Marine Composting Toilets
Marine composting toilets (boat composting toilets, or marine composting heads) can be a great addition to any vessel, and can help solve many problems that boaters encounter when it comes to holding and emptying toilet waste. However, many composting toilets may be considered too large to use on small vessels, although composting toilet manufacturers are … Continue reading
Getting a Composting Toilet Approved
The most difficult aspect of placing a composting toilet in your home is likely going to be gaining approval and permit by local city officials. Unfortunately, there are no national guidelines and approval of composting toilet systems are generally done on a city by city basis. Local health officials in many regions may be extremely … 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