Is a Compost Toilet Right for You?

Is a composting toilet right for you?

There are many eco friendly companies that can be found online today. One example of a great company interested in advancing sound environmental sanitation ideas and products is Envirolet®. They produce some of the highest quality composting toilets that are used in many households today.

What is a compost toilet?

In contrast to septic systems which utilize anaerobic decomposition, a compost toilet is aerobic. This means that the system relies on oxygen alone for the composition of the waste material. In general, the innovative toilets are low flush if they use water at all. Some are completely waterless which as you can imagine will save a lot of money long term. For the person who is into gardening and has a need for compost or fertilizer, this can be a very reliable and environmentally perfect option.

There are many benefits to using the Envirolet® waterless toilet or some other type of composting toilet system.

1. As people become more environmentally conscious, more communities throughout the U.S. are making it beneficial for people that compost and do other things that help with issues regarding the environment of the surrounding area. Some cities today may offer a rebate to owners of composting toilets for sewer charges that the household is obviously no longer incurring.

2. As noted above, the use of such a low flush or waterless system can greatly reduce your household water costs. In today’s economy, every penny in our budget counts, so this savings can be very noticeable especially to larger households.

3. Using such a system will definitely be promoting a positive impact on the environment. If more people would get on board with this idea, it would greatly reduce water contamination and water usage in general. This is a great thing to consider when we think about how our current actions affect our children and grandchildren years down the road. We must consider the implications of everything that we do today that does affect the world of which we live.

4. For the gardener and someone that is interested in organic living, this can be almost a perfect system. The valuable compost that you will be creating can greatly enhance your garden produce and save money on fertilizer costs. Most toilets that are composting in nature, allow for any food items or things that are organic to be placed into the toilet. This means that you would also no longer have the need for a separate compost bin in the household so that can be a savings of money and time as well.

Recently, I had the great opportunity to spend a few months in Dublin, Ireland. I was amazed at the wonderful system that is in place there for making it easy for household to be environmentally friendly. Many homes keep a small green bin for organic material in their kitchens. The meal time clean-up includes making use of this bin and almost nothing food related goes into the actual trash can. The community then collects the material from these small bins and households on a regular basis. I loved this and hope that more cities and particularly places in the U.S. would be quick to get on board with this idea.

If you are a current composter, please do consider the Envirolet® toilet as an option for your household. This could add a whole new dimension to how you compost and look at the eco friendly impact that you are having on the environment.