What the heck is a composting toilet?
Composting toilets use rapid aerobic decomposition, like a well-turned garden compost pile, to break down wastes. More than 95% of the material that goes into the composter disappears up the vent as water vapor or gases. Q: Why would I want one? A: Composting toilets can provide safe waste processing in locations where conventional septic systems are impossible or ill-advised, such as lakeside cabins or clay soils. They’re also less expensive for occasional-use cabins or outbuildings. Q: How bad do they smell? A: Forget your outhouse experiences. If a composting toilet smells, it’s telling you something’s wrong. Q: What’s left, and what do I do with it at the end of composting? A: There’s a dry, fluffy, odorless material in the finishing drawer. Once every few months you pull out the entire drawer, and carry it out to your fruit trees or ornamental plants. It’s compost! It’s good for them! Use it on gardens with discretion. Q: When is a composter not a good idea? A: Apartment dwellers,
