| Today's composting toilet systems are clean, sleek, | | | | switch to composting toilets often times say that |
| modern, and completely odorless. Furthermore, | | | | they smell even less than their old traditional toilets. |
| composting toilets can save thousands of gallons of | | | | Think of it like having an additional fan in your |
| water and reduce septic or sewer costs, too. Could | | | | bathroom, only this fan is actually inside the toilet |
| it be that this eco-friendly alternative is ready to go | | | | itself. |
| mainstream? If you are familiar with composting | | | | While it may be difficult to imagine your mom or |
| toilets of the past, you may be surprised to learn | | | | grandmother trading in their standard porcelain fixture |
| that today's systems have changed a lot. The | | | | for a compost toilet, stop and think about the |
| composting toilets of yesteryear, those large, | | | | potential cost savings. Many of today's composting |
| unattractive, and potentially smelly commodes, are | | | | toilet systems require no water, which is one of the |
| gone. Today's composting toilets are guaranteed | | | | biggest expenses in maintaining a traditional toilet |
| 100% odorless, and they feature clean, sleek, | | | | system. Americans flush thousands of gallons of |
| modern designs that fit into any upscale residential | | | | fresh drinking water down their toilets every day, |
| bathroom. Composting toilets aren't just for | | | | just to transport waste from one location to |
| extreme conservationists anymore. Whether you | | | | another. And the really ludicrous part of all this is |
| believe it or not, they may be the next ultra-eco | | | | that once the wastewater reaches its final |
| friendly product that's poised to go mainstream. | | | | destination, a huge amount of energy and chemicals |
| When we talk about composting toilets, we're not | | | | will then be used to separate out and dispose of the |
| talking about latrines, outhouses, or trench pits. In | | | | waste and treat the water to make it drinkable |
| fact, some of the newest composting toilets look so | | | | again. As more and more U.S. cities face water |
| much like traditional fixtures, guests in your home | | | | shortages and price increases in their water bills, |
| may not even realize that it isn't a regular toilet. | | | | composting toilets may suddenly sound like a more |
| Modern, high-tech composting toilets often feature a | | | | attractive option. |
| water flushing toilet fixture in the bathroom, | | | | After the initial shock factor of waste management |
| connected by standard PVC plumbing pipe to a | | | | taking place in your home rather than somewhere |
| central composting unit located in the basement of | | | | else, most people begin to realize how much sense |
| your home. The primary benefit: you, your family, | | | | these systems make. The cost of a new |
| and guests in your home can use a regular flushing | | | | composting toilet, while expensive, is still only a |
| toilet and the compost is then transported to a | | | | fraction of the cost of a new septic system. In |
| central unit in the basement where it is processed. | | | | addition to the up-front cost savings, there are |
| The most important facet of today's composting | | | | residual savings as well, when you factor in reduced |
| toilet systems is that they are guaranteed odorless. | | | | water bills and septic or sewer costs. While it's true |
| Regardless of whether you're using a central | | | | that composting toilets still make a lot of sense in |
| composting system, as described above, or a | | | | rural and remote areas, cabins, outposts, and parks, |
| self-contained unit, where the composting drum is | | | | it's also true that modern composting toilet systems |
| contained within the toilet itself, all modern | | | | are poised to make their way into urban areas, too. |
| composting toilets are outfitted with a fan and | | | | The modern composting toilet is ready for |
| venting system that prevents any possible odor from | | | | mainstream residential homes, just as soon as the |
| entering the bathroom. People who have made the | | | | public is ready to welcome them in. |