When was the last time you talked about toilets — really talked about them? We all use them every day, but it doesn’t exactly ...

Composting toilets use aerobic decomposition to break down human waste instead of flushing it away in watery sewage. Most don't use water, so they don't need to be connected to a city wastewater ...

In fact, in my small community of 800 people, about half live without flush toilets and instead use an outhouse. This means my wife and I venture outside whenever nature calls — even in the winter ...

I had read about composting toilets in a magazine ... Only once did someone refuse to use it, but that was their discomfort. There is also never any splash back.

A composting toilet seemed like the perfect solution for us. They don’t use any water, and work by separating solids from liquids, which keeps smells down and allows the solids to compost in a ...

But there are better solutions.” Expanding the use of dry compost toilets poses formidable challenges, however, from state- or county-level regulations right down to personal preferences.

SANTA CRUZ — A composting toilet pilot program appears headed for ... The supervisors asked its staff draw up a use agreement with the nonprofit and present a draft version in August which ...

The composting system is known as Container Based Sanitation because each household will use containerized toilets. The toilets are kept clean with sawdust and biobags. The containers are then ...

Plants grow around a golden toilet in a garden used to demonstrate the utility of recycled wastewater. (Photo by Loren Elliott / AFP) Environmentally friendly compostable toilets are increasingly ...

composting toilets are also used in urban homes, especially those aiming for a sustainable lifestyle. Is the compost safe to use in gardens? The compost produced is generally safe for non-edible ...