Aug 25, 2008: Composting Toilet Video of the Day

Removing the bottom panel on Envirolet® composting toilet systems.

See more at http://www.youtube.com/envirolet.

Feb 13, 2008: Envirolet DC12 Available on eBay

Quick post to mention an Envirolet® DC12 12v composting toilet system, in special black colour, available for purchase on eBay now. Go here to bid and maybe get a good deal.

Dec 19, 2007: 100 Arrested for Not Having Toilets

100 people in Uganda have been arrested for not having a toilet. This is not a funny story at all. It demonstrates the serious sanitation issue faced by so many today:

“Local authorities have arrested at least 100 Ugandans for failing to build toilets in their homes in the midst of a cholera epidemic that has killed 8 people and infected 164, state media reported Wednesday.”

Via Reuters.

Dec 4, 2007: Join the new Composting Toilet World Mailing List!

Want to get occasional emails with composting toilet news, info, tips and more? Then sign-up for the all-new Composting Toilet World Mailing List.

This new list is in addition to the RSS (blog) feed that you can also subscribe to. It is email-only. Signing up is easy and so is opting out.

Oct 23, 2007: Spreading the Word on Composting Toilets

Some Envirolet composting toilet users (see their Emptying Photo Set) and Composting Toilet World fans talk to people & spread the word at a local fair in Red Deer, Alberta about composting toilets!

View the slideshow below. May not work in RSS reader.

Oct 2, 2007: Use a Composting Toilet and Save Water

This article, Sustainable Living: Improving the efficiency of water use offers some great advise on how to dramatically save water use:

“Replace your old toilet with a new, water-efficient model or a composting toilet and save up to 75,000 gallons of water per year.”

We could not agree more!

Oct 2, 2007: California Needs Composting Toilets...

Read why here.

Aug 27, 2007: And, we're back...

As you may have seen, Composting Toilet World was offline for the past few days. We apologize for any confusions and any odd feed subscription emails you may have received. The good news is that we appear to be back in business and operating properly.

Aug 13, 2007: 55,000 Views and Counting!

We wrote a few weeks ago about how the Envirolet Composting Toilets video had been viewed over 42,000 times on Google Video.

We wanted to try and beat 50,000 views. Well, it’s now been viewed over 55,000 times! This is great for composting toilets!

Aug 13, 2007: Very Popular Photo on Flickr

This is a great photo of a composting toilet that is very popular on on the Flickr photo sharing web site.

The caption reads:

“I love my Envirolet!!

Very nice words from Envirolet Composting Toilet System user…

“Hello!

I have been interested in owning a Envirolet Composting toilet since I was 17 and saw the ad in the back of Mother Earth News. I begged my mom but never succeeded in getting her to purchase one.

Finally at 27 I am a proud owner of my very own Envirolet. I live in a small camper trailor on an organic farm in Minnesota. I did not want to stink up my living quarters by using the toilet inside. I was surfing the net and found a website called “Twin Cities Free Market”, folks post stuff they do not want in hopes that someone will come and pick it up. Everything posted is free! A wonderful woman, posted an Envirolet and she chose me to be the new owner! She said she received 57 emails in response to her post.

She loved her envirolet but, was moving to Mexico and could not transport it with her.

I could not be happier with my new toilet. I put it behind the trailor and every morning put on my rubber boots and house coat and admire my surroundings while using the Envirolet. I installed a gravity water system next to it so, I have everything but a shower at my trailor.

Thanks for the wonderful design! I will have it until I move to Mexico!”

Sincerely,

Emily S.
North Branch, MN”

Full story here.

Aug 1, 2007: Envirolet VF Cottage Installation Photo Collection

Check out this collection of photos of an installation of an Envirolet VF vacuum flush composting toilet system at a cottage in Canada.

The installation was not a typical one. The toilet in the cottage was to be located about 50’ (15m) from the remote composting unit (housed in a shed). This is farther than most installations, but the powerful vacuum flush proved itself. The customer also wanted to be able to use the toilet system in the cold Canadian winter months so some extra insulation and heat cable was added to prevent freezing.