Though San Jose expects to approve permits soon for the unconventional toilets at the Environmental Innovation Center, city officials haven’t decided how they will dispose of the resulting compost.

I obviously became curious about how a composting toilet worked, who is using these, and how much they cost.

Funny how when you say “composting toilet,” most people immediately think of remote cabins and wilderness outhouses – never swanky high-rises or charming brownstones. Which is a shame ...

Expect to spend $150-$1,500 on a good system. Composting toilet FAQ How does a composting toilet work? A. Composting toilets follow the same principles as a garden compost pile.

The standard-issue toilet uses an average of 1.6 gallons of water with every flush, but composting toilets are waterless, collecting waste in a chamber where it naturally decomposes.

For Green Week we reviewed the best composting toilets and found that RV owners and people who blog and live in vans love Nature’s Head toilets. They keep liquid and solid waste separate and don ...

If you are looking to conserve resources and maybe even produce something useful for the garden, a composting toilet is the way to go.

If you are looking to conserve resources and maybe even produce something useful for the garden, a composting toilet is the way to go.

If you are looking to conserve resources and maybe even produce something useful for the garden, a composting toilet is the way to go.

If you are looking to conserve resources and maybe even produce something useful for the garden, a composting toilet is the way to go.

If you are looking to conserve resources and maybe even produce something useful for the garden, a composting toilet is the way to go.

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