Composting toilets are gaining in popularity, especially among eco-conscious consumers. Similar to the process of composting food scraps, composting toilets transform human waste into compost-like ...

If your composting toilet is used occasionally—such as on RV road trips—then the compost can be emptied once a season.

In fact, in my small community of 800 people, about half live without flush toilets and instead use an outhouse. This means my wife and I venture outside whenever nature calls — even in the winter ...

By 1596, a flushing toilet had been patented by Sir John Harrington but didn’t become popular until much later. Image caption, An earth closet is better known today as a composting toilet.

Cats can carry more dangerous pathogens. If composting is out of reach, then there’s one more possibility: the toilet. If you’re connected to a municipal sewage system, you should check with ...