The Composting Toilet System Book

The authors of The Composting Toilet System Book set out to accomplish a very challenging task: to present in an understandable manner the state-of-the-art with composting toilet systems. To a very large extent they succeeded. There’s a wealth of information about composting toilets, the science of composting, health and safety issues, how leachate is handled, system design, and installation. An invaluable chapter provides in-depth descriptions of dozens of manufactured and site-built composting toilet systems, micro-flush toilets and dry toilets that empty into composters, and urine-separation toilets. Another chapter provides examples of composting toilet systems that are in operation throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world—covering the full spectrum of sophistication. Another chapter takes an in-depth look at the issue of graywater, which is especially relevant when handling human waste with composting toilets.

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