| Composting toilets offer
a self-contained and much less energy-intensive strategy for water-less
toilets. Such systems rely upon aerobic digestion
of waste (i.e., that which occurs in the presence of oxygen).
Aerobic systems usually are odor-free, and the exhaust air is
rich in CO2 and water vapor. In contrast anaerobic
decomposition (that which occurs without oxygen) is malodorous
and produces methane gas as an important by-product.
The Clivus Multrum system has a
large decomposition chamber which must be below the toilet and
the kitchen, from which it readily accepts organic waste.
It must also be accessible to remove the humus - from 11 to
38 liters per person per year.
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| Both compost
and liquid end-products are biologically stable. The compost
has a bacterial content, texture, and color similar to that of
topsoil and is valuable both as a soil amendment and as a fertilizer.
The compost has the odor of rich earth. The liquid end-product,
which has no odor at all, is a valuable stabilized fertilizer. |
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