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 • Nov. 22, 2022

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 • Aug. 13, 2022

Then Chuck built an outhouse with a composting toilet, which just meant a large plastic barrel that, when full, would be capped and left to biodegrade.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2022

It’s a composting toilet that breaks down wastes naturally.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2021

My new house will have a composting toilet and, right above the kitchen, a cozy sleeping loft.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio