How much odor comes from a composting toilet?
None. Air is being continuously drawn in to the unit and up the vent stack, creating a partial vacuum in the unit. In addition, the composting drum fosters a good aerobic compost which produces no odors. How often do you empty it? Never completely. You typically empty some of the compost out of the drum once per year for cottage use, once every few months for residential use. In cases of continuous use, you may extract some compost more often. This always sits in the drawer to cure before being removed, and is never disposed of as fresh waste – you are never handling any fresh waste when the unit is properly operated. Do I add any chemicals? No. The only thing that is added is peat moss mixed with wood shavings, (60% wood shavings, 40% peat moss). Chemicals are, in fact, dangerous to the composting process and should never be added at all. What happens in the winter? Nothing. The compost remains in the drum and freezes, so no composting is taking place. The elements will NOT damage the
