Sentences with phrase «compost toilet»

This may be too personal, but it seems no tiny houses who use compost toilets ever mention it... how does the toilet handle when a woman is on her monthly cycle?

The references below from people with lots of experience with composting toilets in RVs convinced me that it is a solution worth trying.

The fundamental problem with composting toilets for most people is that they don't look like toilets.

But to say Don't get a small one cuts the great majority of the possible user base, eliminating the use of composting toilets from people without basements or room to put the tank.

Perfect timing on this article, as I have not found it easy to find quality reviews on composting toilets for tiny houses.

Does anyone have any info on composting toilets in tropical humid environments?

I am looking to build in Australia and would like to use the Natures Head Composting Toilet so am wondering if the discount applies here?

Richard Brunt, the man that we purchased our new Separett composting toilet from was kind enough to write an article for us regarding how the toilet works.

For some reason, dry toilets became known as composting toilets when in fact they do not compost at all, they dry out the toilet contents instead.

Dear Gabriella, Read with interest your 2014 post about Separett composting toilet.

I know near nothing about how composting toilets work, and was skeptical that they would be a good solution for an RV.

The Terraform Three's bathroom area includes composting toilet and gravity - fed sink (Credit: Richard Ward)

Full disclosure: If you purchase a Nature's Head Tiny House Composting Toilet through my links, I will get a small percentage, with no extra cost to you.

I almost wish everyone in the country had to use composting toilets so that they know what it is like to have to deal with their own shit.

The new restroom uses a Clivus Multrum composting toilet system that was installed in a restroom that previously stood on the site.

The Clivus Multrum composting toilets at the Philip Merrill Center are waterless and allow the nutrients in human excreta to be used as a fertilizer instead of polluting the bay.

The only thing about the Humanure Handbook is they suggest a very crude type of composting toilet which relies on burying the waste under sawdust or other organic material.

This is a significant improvement over older composting toilet designs as it greatly reduces the amount of solid waste that needs to be broken down.

The Ekolet dry composting toilet for indoor use in summer house is simple and reliable in construction.

Space limitations make compost toilets infeasible in most urban areas.

TFP Composting Toilets use urine diversion and the natural processes of decomposition and evaporation to breakdown and reduce the volume of human waste, transforming it into a soil - like compost material.

Addressing plans for a new waste water treatment plant for Oak Harbor, Washington, that is projected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the editorial in the SeattlePI suggests that it is high - time that city planners considered composting toilets as a viable alternative.

These are from people who are actually successfully using small composting toilets in RV's or very small cabins and have been doing it for a long time.

A Natures Head composting toilet means that the home doesn't need to worry about any black water.

The natural decomposition process, which is essentially the same as in your standard backyard garden composter, is enhanced in waterless composting toilets by manipulating the environment in the composting chamber.

Composting toilets allow many of us tiny housers to have a safe way to manage our waste -LSB-...]

The bathroom is also generous, which you need if you are going to use a big Sun - Mar composting toilet (and the bigger, the better.

These modern composting toilets typically hold approximately 60 to 80 uses, although the liquid may need to be emptied more often.

The main advantage of commercial composting toilets is that they break down the waste faster by adding air, movement, and heat.

Designed for use in a mobile marine environment, this model is perfect for those who want to have an indoor composting toilet with NO odor and a minimum of maintenance, as well as those who are living out their tiny house dreams on the open road.

- Get extreme versatility with our high end composting toilets.

Many people think the idea of putting composting toilets in homes is crazy.

That said, just because you buy a certified composting toilet doesn't mean you'll receive approval from your local building department.

BC has started to address the issue, and has published a guidance paper for how Composting toilets fit into existing code, and how it should be addressed where code doesn't sufficently cover it.

The Nature's Head is the best self - contained composting toilet on the market.

I've just come across an important editorial that suggests public opinion may be catching up on the subject, arguing for a serious look at community - wide composting toilets instead of building a new waste water treatment plant.

Between enthusing about the solar boom in the UK, and raving about portable composting toilets, it's fair to say that poop and power are two of my favorite topics.

The TFP training program includes instructing our partners and local craftsmen how to build, install and maintain waterless composting toilets using local materials.

In my area, the inspector says «I like composting toilets, and I understand what you are trying to do.

Many people consider composting toilets when looking for an alternative to conventional onsite waste treatment technologies.

My understanding from some other composting toilet blogs and reviews is that most municipalities DO N'T want people to put such waste anywhere except into a sewer line or RV dump, effectively negating the eco-conscious persons attempt to handle this issue properly.

Fortunately there are fantastic composting toilet options for tiny houses, one being the Separett.

In 2010 we installed our first composting toilet at a clinic in Belen, Peru - an informal settlement outside the City of Iquitos along with Engineers without Borders.

The DIY composting toilet is located up front just behind the passenger seat and next to the sliding door.