Toilet Composting

Composting toilets provide an important solution to the issue of dealing wit human waste.  New home composting toilets on the market are able to recycle human waste into the environment quickly and with little odor.  But the home models are quite large and what if you are on the move? What if you need portable composting toilet for an outdoor event, a boat, recreational vehicle or your next camping trip?

Fortunately there are now new portable composting toilet models being manufactured that are ideal for campers, boaters and RVs.  And if you aren’t interested in purchasing a ready-made composting toilet for your next outing, there is also the option to build a cheap portable composting toilet at your final destination in a matter of a few hours.

Manufactured Portable Composting Toilets

There are now several models of portable composting toilets on the market. From the reports of Chriply.com We are providing this information below

Camping Composting Toiletsne of the main reasons to purchase a portable camping toilet is to take care of the environment you will camping in, and you can take this step even further by using composting or environmental camping toilets. These models will avoid using any chemicals in their processing of waste, and will instead rely on composting and similar processes to dispose of waste in an environmentally responsible manner.

For those who love spending time outdoors, taking time to care for the environment should be of the utmost importance. Portable composting toilets can help manage and dispose waste without using chemicals, thus protecting the environment.

One of the most popular models is the PETT Environmental Toilet. This portable composting toilet can be used by individuals up to an amazing 500 pound weight limit. When folded, however, it is about the size of a small briefcase. It is light-weight, about seven pounds, and is a popular unit used by the Forest and Park Service as well as FEMA. The PETT toilet uses an environmentally safe powder to help gel liquids, remove odor and promote decay inside the unit’s biodegradable bags.

Another very good option is the BoiToi portable camping toilet. The Boi-Toi also uses 100% compostable and biodegradable bio-bags to dispose of waste. The model is used globally by NATO forces.

Each of the Bio Bags will decompose within 40 days when composted properly. This means it one of the most environmentally friendly portable camping toilet models available. It is also very lightweight (4.4 lbs) and affordable as well, costing under .

If you are looking for a portable composting toilet similar to the portable toilets you see at fairs and other outdoor events, or your recreational vehicle or boat, there are several decent ones available on the market. Nature’s Head has a small self-contained composting toilet that is quite popular with boaters. You will need no chemicals to maintain this composting toilet. The only thing you will need to add is peat moss to keep the composting mixture balanced in terms of green and brown organic matter.

The Sun-Mar Self-Contained Composting Toilet is another excellent choice in terms of medium sized portable composting toilet (although also a bit pricey – it costs around 00 U.S.).

Building a Composting Toilet on Site

Finally, if you are interested in an even cheaper option for a composting toilet outdoors, you can try building a composting toilet toilet on site cheaply using five gallon composting containers.  If you are interested in learning how to build your own composting toilet, you can read the instructions here.

For even more information about composting toilets, including articles on How Toilet Composting Works and the Environemental Benefits of Composting Toilets, please return to the Toilet Composting Home Page.

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