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Composting toilets evaporate liquids to decompose waste

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Flushing with fresh water is technically an ecological tragedy. Composting toilets separate liquids from solids, using an active fan system to aggressively evaporate the urine while a mix of peat moss and aerobic bacteria rapidly decomposes the feces. You literally turn hazardous human waste into harmless, nutrient-rich garden dirt.

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