What is a Composting Toilet?
A composting toilet breaks down waste into an inoffensive soil using aerobic bacteria. Aerobic bacteria break down waste quickly and only give off carbon dioxide, water, and beneficial enzymes in this process. However, to give them a good environment in which to do their work, you need to provide them with the following: 1. Plenty of Oxygen This is in fact why they are called “aerobic” bacteria. Without lots of oxygen, aerobic bacteria just go dormant and don’t do a thing, and anaerobic bacteria then take over. Anaerobic bacteria produce the foul-smelling gasses that we think of when we generally think of human waste, and their breakdown process is much slower. This is why the breakdown process itself has no odor – there is none when aerobic bacteria are employed. Oxygen can be provided to the compost using a number of means, including porous bulking material and various mechanical devices. 2. Moisture Without moisture, there is no vehicle by which the bacteria can be transported throu
While trying to live green, there is a common aspect of humanity that is often overlooked or ignored. We tend to recycle plastics, aluminum, papers and compost kitchen scraps and other waste, but many stop short of recycling the most basic human waste: Poop and pee. It doesn’t have to be that way.
