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-Compost loos don’t have to be outdoors; if done properly, there will be no smells, and an indoor toilet will be more convenient in the winter. +_Compost loos don’t have to be outdoors; if done properly, there will be no smells, and an indoor toilet will be more convenient in the winter._
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-Henry Moule’s earth closet almost became the standard Western toilet in the 19th century. +_Henry Moule’s earth closet almost became the standard Western toilet in the 19th century._
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-The Separett toilet is small enough to be used in a camper van or on a boat.+_The Separett toilet is small enough to be used in a camper van or on a boat._
  
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-[Waterless urinal](/watr/water) with a HepvO valve - the simplest way to convert a conventional urinal to a waterless one.+_[Waterless urinal](/watr/water) with a HepvO valve - the simplest way to convert a conventional urinal to a waterless one._
  
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-Keep a bucket of ‘soak’ next to the toilet, to throw in after every use. This can be straw, sawdust, woodchips etc.+_Keep a bucket of ‘soak’ next to the toilet, to throw in after every use. This can be straw, sawdust, woodchips etc._
  
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 - [free online course](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/compost-toilets-course/) on how to build, install and use a compost toilet system. The tutor is Cordelia Rowlatt of [Vallis Veg](http://vallisveg.co.uk/). - [free online course](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/compost-toilets-course/) on how to build, install and use a compost toilet system. The tutor is Cordelia Rowlatt of [Vallis Veg](http://vallisveg.co.uk/).
 +- [Humanure Handbook](https://humanurehandbook.com/) - humanure headquarters - including Jenkins' Humanure Handbook free online
 +- [New Scientist](https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3512-composting-toilets-key-to-global-sanitation-say-scientists/) - composting toilets key to global sanitation, say scientists
 +- [Build your own compost toilet](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/Build-Waterless-Compost-Toilet.pdf) - booklet to accompany an Australian one-day course
 +- [Greywater Action](https://greywateraction.org/) - greywater systems and compost loos
 +- [Survival of Fecal Coliforms in Dry-Composting Toilets](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC93126/)
 +- [Earth & Orchard toilet plans](https://oasisdesign.net/compostingtoilets/earthtoilet/)
 +- [Compost toilets on boats](https://boatingmag.com/choosing-composting-marine-toilet/)
 +- [Henry Moule's earth closet](https://www.jldr.com/henrymoule.htm)
  
  
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