Taking Composting to the Next Level
There are several eco friendly companies that can be found online today. One example of a great company dedicated to advancing sound environmental sanitation ideas and products is Envirolet®. They produce some of the highest quality composting toilets that are used in many homes today.
What are composting toilets?
In contrast to septic systems which utilize anaerobic decomposition, a compost toilet is aerobic. This means that the system relies on oxygen alone for the decomposition of the waste material. In general, the innovative toilets are low flush if they use water at all. Some are completely waterless which as you can imagine will save a lot of money long term. For the person who is into gardening and has a need for compost or fertilizer, this can be a very reliable and environmentally great choice.
There are many benefits to using the Envirolet® waterless toilet or some other brand of composting toilet system.
1. As people become more environmentally conscious, more communities throughout the world are making it beneficial for citizens that compost and do other things that help with issues regarding the environment of the surrounding area. Some cities today may offer a rebate to owners of composting toilets for sewer charges that the household is obviously no longer incurring.
2. As noted above, the use of such a low flush or waterless system can greatly reduce your household water costs. In today’s economy, every cent in our budget counts, so this savings can be very noticeable especially to larger homes.
3. Using such a system will definitely be promoting a positive impact on the environment. If more people would get on board with this plan, it would greatly reduce water contamination and water usage in general. This is a great thing to be aware of when we contemplate how our current actions affect our children and grandchildren for years in the future. We must consider the implications of everything that we do right now that does affect the world of which we live.
4. For the gardener and someone that is interested in organic living, this can be an almost a perfect system. The organic compost that you will be creating can greatly strengthen your garden produce and save money on fertilizer costs. Most toilets that are composting in nature, allow for any food items or things that are organic to be placed into the toilet. This means that you would also no longer have the need for an additional compost bin in the household so that can be a savings of costs and time as well.
Last year, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a few months in Dublin, Ireland. I was amazed at the wonderful system that is in place there for making it easy for homes to be environmentally conscious. Many households keep a small green bin for organic material in their kitchens. The meal time clean-up includes making use of this bin and almost nothing food related goes into the actual trash can. The town then collects the material from these small bins and households on a regular basis. I loved this and hope that more cities and particularly places in the U.S. would be fast to get on board with this idea.
If you are currently composting, please do think about using the Envirolet® composting toilet as an option for your home. This could add a whole new level to how you compost and look at the eco friendly impact that you are having on the environment.
