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I’m attempting to “green” my home, room by room. I’ve heard of low-flow toilets, but someone just told me about composting toilets. Do they smell bad? Will my grandmother use it or ask for an outhouse ...

If you want to get the RV community talking, ask them about poop. What sort of toilet setup they have, why they chose it, how they’ve altered it, where they empty it — the conversation can go on for ...

When it comes to eco-friendly bathroom solutions, incinerator and compost toilets stand out as two of the most popular alternatives to traditional plumbing. The difference between the two is their ...

Picking a toilet for your camper van can be an intimidating experience. There really are just… so many different kinds, from composting to chemical to incinerating. Lately, I've been testing the OGO ...

When you hear the words “compost toilet”, there’s a good chance you immediately begin imagining some sort of terrifying box with a hole in it you want nothing to do with. That’s certainly what I ...

If you’ve ever been aboard a boat with an enclosed head and holding-tank system, you probably know the smell. Trying to explain it away, I’ve heard some boat owners say, “Well, it smells like a boat.” ...

In 2005 I visited the Cottage Life Show in Toronto and wrote The Hot Poop on Alternative Toilets, looking the various toilets on the market. Since then I have become convinced that these toilets have ...

Three years ago, Judith Lennox decided to go green. In January, she moved into a 90-year-old bungalow in Baltimore renovated with a recycled wood pellet stove, a gray water system to reuse wastewater ...

Funny how when you say “composting toilet,” most people immediately think of remote cabins and wilderness outhouses – never swanky high-rises or charming brownstones. Which is a shame, because these ...

Three years ago, Judith Lennox decided to go green. In January, she moved into a 90-year-old bungalow in Baltimore renovated with a recycled wood pellet stove, a gray water system to reuse wastewater ...