composting toilet

American  

noun

1. a human waste disposal system that utilizes a waterless or low-flush toilet in conjunction with a tank in which aerobic bacteria break down the waste.

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Example Sentences

The proportion of the population with access to a flush toilet, a ventilated pit latrine, or a composting toilet rose from 73% to 93% between 2000 and 2021, according to estimates from UNICEF.

From Science Magazine

Randy Ladowski, 34, and his girlfriend spent the night outside an evacuation center at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, in a homemade structure on his truck that included a bed, kitchen, composting toilet and solar panels.

From Seattle Times

The bus was so fresh, in fact, there were still lice in the seats, which Barclift discovered during a frenetic month of 18-hour days in May and June 2020 as he installed flooring, shelving, a composting toilet and solar panels.

From Seattle Times

Solar panels provide electricity for their huts, which come complete with a small gas cooker, and there's also a shared composting toilet.

From BBC

In 2019, she spent $17,000 to buy and renovate a shed into a tiny house with a composting toilet and no running water.

From Seattle Times