The composting toilet also called a dry toilet, is a two-chamber system that uses soil instead of water. The composting toilet is commonly used in many parts of the world. There are thousands of different bugs, bacteria, and manure worms in the chambers. All of these elements work together to break down waste and return the nutrients to nature’s cycle.
The composting toilet’s design is two-chambered with a ventilation pipe leading vapors and odors out. The chambers are below a platform with a toilet seat as the lid will keep flies out. Once the chamber has been filled and closed, the soil is then left for a year to ferment and break down completely.
The flushing toilet pollutes fresh drinking water and keeps essential nutrients in our waste from being returned to the soil. When mixing water and human waste we create ‘sewage’ which is a toxic combination and it becomes unable to break the human waste down by keeping the waste wet. If this waste is not treated properly then it can negatively impact the environment and human health. These negative impacts include harm to fish and wildlife populations, oxygen depletion, beach closures and restrictions on water use.
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