Composting toilets are an excellent solution for use in a variety of locations, particularly where it is difficult or impossible to install a septic system or connect to a traditional sewer line. There are a myriad of potential applications for composting toilets, but in this article we’ll take a look at five of the most common places these eco-friendly fixtures are used.
1. Ships
Marine grade composting toilets are a great option aboard a houseboat or yacht. Traditional bathroom fixtures on ships require plugging and draining, an unpleasant and cumbersome process that requires the ship to be docked regularly. For vacationers who want to spend several weeks on board their ships, without having to return to port on a regular schedule, a composting toilet is a great option because it’s clean, odorless, and efficient. More importantly, these systems are also self-contained, giving boat owners a lot of independence.
2. Mobile homes and recreational vehicles
RVs and RVs are another great application. Like boats, motorhomes have a waste tank that must be emptied regularly through a pumping station. For most RV owners, this is often the most unpleasant part of owning the vehicle. With a composting toilet, the need to empty the water is completely eliminated, allowing RVs to stop freely overnight without worrying about emptying a waste tank.
3. Pool houses
Families building a pool house soon find that running sewer lines into the building can be very expensive. The other traditional alternative, installing a septic system, is also expensive and can sometimes cost more than $10,000. Composting toilets are a good option in pool houses because they require no plumbing, making them very simple and inexpensive to install. Also, having a bathroom installed in the pool house will prevent soaked children from running in and out of your main house to use the bathroom.
4. Barns and Outbuildings
In rural areas where large barns and other outbuildings are common, installing a toilet in these buildings often requires a secondary septic system, which is usually more than most families can afford. Again, a composting toilet is a great alternative because it is comparatively much less expensive and it is very easy to install. Other dependency applications may also include installations in workshops, horse stables, and remote offices.
5. Cabins and Cabins
For homeowners dreaming of building a remote country home or cabin in the woods, the realities and costs of running common utilities like electricity, water, and sewer lines can often crush your hopes for a vacation home. Composting toilets are an excellent alternative. With its ventilation systems, a composting toilet is completely odorless and many have been approved and certified for use in residential settings. If you only live in your vacation home part of the year, the composting toilet can easily be left out of season and then restarted again the following year with a few simple maintenance procedures.
Other potential applications may include campgrounds, boathouses, cabins, garden sheds, dormitories, classrooms, security posts and gatehouses. They are an economical and effective waste management solution when you don’t want to go through the hassle and expense of installing a septic system or installing new sewer lines. As you can see, composting toilets are a great green solution and can be used pretty much anywhere, anytime.
