You don’t need to purchase a commercial composting toilet to safely recycle human waste. A simple setup of a bucket, seat and sawdust — giving these toilets the name “sawdust potties” — will do. We ...

In this video, we showcase our latest DIY project: upgrading the exhaust fan in our Nature's Head composting toilet to a larger variable speed fan. After a couple of weeks of regular use, we are ...

Starting an off-grid adventure with a self-built composting toilet in the wilderness.

Q: Is a composting toilet a viable option for a cottage I’m planning? I don’t want to install a septic system, but I’ve only heard negative comments about composting toilets. A: I’ve had plenty of bad ...

Composting toilets use aerobic decomposition to break down human waste instead of flushing it away in watery sewage. Most don't use water, so they don't need to be connected to a city wastewater ...