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Micro Flush and Vacuum Flush Composting Toilets
Most composting toilets developed to date have been “dry” in design, meaning they use no water to flush waste, thus helping preserve this valuable and rapidly diminishing global resource. Every year composting toilets prevent millions of gallons of water from being unnecessarily flushed away. But for some consumers, it has been difficult to adjust to … Continue reading
Clivus Multrum and Phoenix Composting Toilets
These week I am going to review two different composting toilet manufacturers with designs almost as unique as their names: Clivus Multrum and Phoenix. Clivus Multrum Composting Toilet System. “Clivus Multrum” refers to both a certain type of toilet composting system and the manufacturer of that system. Clivus mean “incline” in Latin, while “Multrum” is … Continue reading
Five Reasons You Should Use a Composting Toilet
If you are trying to decide between installing a flush toilet or a composting toilet in your home, consider the following five reasons why you should choose the composting toilet system: 1) Composting toilets help conserve valuable water resources. Flush toilet systems waste enormous amounts of clean drinking water each year. It is estimated that … Continue reading
What is Humanure and What Can I Do With It?
If you are exploring composting toilets or other forms of alternative waste systems, it is likely that you have already come across the term “humanure” being used, but not defined. What is Humanure? Humanure is a neologism (a newly coined word becoming more popular in common speech, but not fully accepted into mainstream language) that … Continue reading
Online Resources on Toilet Composting
Here are some important links to further information about toilet composting: Online Articles about Toilet Composting Wikipedia’s Page about Composting Toilets US EPA Fact Sheet about Composting Toilets (.pdf) Books about Toilet Composting Online version of The Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins Plans and Instructions on How to Build Your Own Composting Toilet The $25 … Continue reading