A composting toilet is designed to recycle human excrement. It allows microorganisms to convert human wastes into humus, which has great ecological benefit if used in your garden.

A composting toilet also uses little or no water, while 30% of household water are used to flush traditional toilet in America.

Since a composting toilet keeps human wastes out of wastewater, the rest graywater from kitchen, shower and laundry machine now can be collected and used to water lawns and trees.

A composting toilet also keeps problems away from the septic system. This prolongs the life of the septic system and saves money on its maintenance.

Commercially available composting toilets come in different costs and capacities. Some only handles a single full-time user while others are designed for a large household.

You can alos make your own composting toilet using a 5-gallon receptacle. Add sawdust after each use.

Composting toilets do require more upkeep from owners. You’ll have to empty the composted material every half-year or so.

A well designed and properly used composting toilet is clean, odor-free and kills pathogens. It produces excellent fertilizer for your garden and saves you a lot of water.

Source: MotherEarthNews.com