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This article series describes the nature of composting toilets, how they work, how they are used, where they can be used, usage restrictions, and different composting toilet types and features.
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Toilet Supplies for Composting, Low-Water & Waterless Toilets
The toilet supplies listed in the table below are available from the manufacturers listed in the "Usage" column and also in a more complete product directory found at our home page for this topic,
at COMPOSTING TOILETS, as well as from additional distributors located online.
| Composting Toilet Brand & Supply Item | Cost List 1 |
Quantity | Properties | Usage |
| Air Head Composting Toilet Paper Carriers | $4 | Pack of 50 | SKU: 650076286237 | Liner for Air Head Composting TOILET AIRHEAD composting toilets (Australia) |
| Biolet Compost Starter Mix | $30. | 8 gal. bag | A specialized compost mix of peat and other natural organic materials help keep your BioLet composting toilet at its peak efficiency. Formulated by soil scientists, this mixture provides the optimum balance for efficient composting. |
1 bag will last 2 people using a BioLet full time for about 3-4 months. add 1/2 cup of this compost mix after each fecal use BIOLET composting toilets |
EcoToilets New Zealand |
Eco TOILETS composting toilets (New Zealand) | |||
| Envirolet® Starter Mix Kit | $32. or 2 for $59. |
1 bag of premix starter material and 1 paper mat | activates the composting process. Recommended for seasonal start up of your Envirolet® composting toilet system or any other type of composting toilet system. | ENVIROLET composting toilets Apparently Out of Business |
| Envirolet Compost Accelerator | $29. |
1 x 16 oz jar | Applied to Envirolet® composting unit once every two weeks with a small amount of warm water. Can even be added to your home or backyard composter. |
16oz jar will last approximately 9-12 months when using 1 tablespoon every 2 weeks with a warm cup of water. |
| Envirolet Daily Mix Reusable Pail | $43. 2/$80 |
56 Cups Daily Mix in Reusable Pail | Daily Mix is specially formulated for daily use with Envirolet® Composting Toilet Systems. Improves composting and is recommended instead of peat moss. All natural material. |
1/4 cup per user of Daily Mix every day evenly over compost |
| Envirolet Daily Mix Refill Pak for above item | $94. 2/$158. |
6 bags. 168 cups | see above | see above |
| Envirolet Air Solution Kit | $26. 2/$48. |
3 gel cassettes per kit | Cassette is placed inside system between Aeration Basket and shell of body. Helps ensure a fresh outside scent. Particularly helpful in low lying areas or areas where trees may result in a downdraft. |
Each cassette will last approximately 30-60 days ENVIROLET composting toilets |
Nature Loo Australia |
$32 AUD 1L $140 AUD 5L |
1L or 5L of concentrate, dilute 20 parts water to 1 part enzyme concentrate . | Enzyme Concentrate – To speed up the composting process and provide a fresh fragrance with the push of a button, enzymes can be sprayed into the chamber. In the case of the Compact toilet you can either add these manually using a hand held domestic spray flask or by purchasing our micro dosing pump kit, which produces an evenly distributed spray directly onto the contents of the chamber.
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Kits contain a micro flush foot pump, storage container, pipes, nozzles and enough enzyme concentrate for 4000 flushes. NATURE LOO composting toilets (Australia) |
| Phoenix composting toilet bulking mix | see note at right | The best bulking material is dry planer shavings from a white softwood Do not use shavings from decay resistant woods such as cedar or redwood: this material will reduce the composting rate. The bulking agent must have a physical structure that resists compaction so that air voids will remain open. Do not use large wood chips, wood waste from treated lumber, or materials that form a mat, such as long grass or leaves. Dry pine shavings often are sold as bales of animal bedding. |
Add one to two gallons of bulking material Add one to two gallons of bulking material PHOENIX composting toilets |
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| Sun-Mar® Compost Sure - BULK | $75 list avail at $60 |
One Bulk package = 5 boxes of 8-gallon (30L) bags | Comprised of peat moss & chopped hemp stalk. Quoting: Compost Sure consists of coarse peat moss and chopped hemp stalk. Compost Sure has an added advantage over homemade bulking material - hemp. Hemp will decompose where wood shavings and peat moss do not - giving your compost a longer residency time! More importantly, it saves you the time of making your own mix. |
1 cup of compost mix per person per day or 1 cup of compost mix for every bowel movement. SUN MAR composting toilets SUN MAR CANADA LetsGoGreen composting toilets |
| Sun-Mar Compost Sure Blue - BULK | $75-$90 | One Bulk package = 5 boxes of 8-gallon (30L) bags | Bulking material containing 100% hemp stalk. Designed especially for central systems with low-flush toilets in addition to garden composters. The hemp stalk breaks down quickly while offering good porosity and keeps the compost supplied with carbon. |
?? - copy from above 1 cup of compost mix per person per day or 1 cup of compost mix for every bowel movement. |
| Sun-Mar Compost Quick Spray | $170-$200 Indiv. |
12/ 16oz. bottles of spray enzyme. | Enzyme liquid accelerates the composting action, leaving you with a perfect finished compost every time. It can also be used as a cleaner for either your bowl liner (for self-contained models) or your toilet (for Low Flush systems). | 3-4 squirts of nozzle before rotating drum. We estimate that translates into 200+ squirts/bottle or 25 drum rotations. |
| Sun-Mar Microbe Mix | $17. | 16 oz jar | Super-biologically active bacteria which will recharge your compost. |
Notes to the table above
1. Prices are rounded to nearest dollar
2. Fast dissolving toilet tissue & other supplies are excluded from this list unless specified as required by the toilet manufacturer.
3. Bulk additive for composting: reading reviews of what works and doesn't work for people we note that
Sun-mar advised an unhappy owner of a Centrex composting toilet that their soggy waste mixture was caused by failing to use the proper mix of sawdust and peat moss - (retrieved 2/24/2014 treehugger.com 2014)
Watch out: do not use home-made bulk composting remedies like wood shavings or wood chips; you're likely to clog and possibly damage the composting mixer as well as to see poor results in the field.
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On 2024-05-08 by Capalino - alternative suppliers for Envirolet starter mix
Did anyone have any success in alternate products for their Envirolet no water units last year? We used tissue paper under a makeshift starter mix and then Sunmar daily mix. When we went to clean out the unit this spring it was not the dry compost we normally get. It would seem that the tissue paper did not dissolve effectively and hence the whole composting process did not work. Any suggestion would be most appreciated.
On 2024-05-15 y InspectApedia Publisher (mod)
@Capalino,
Quite a few other companies sell starters for composting toilets, none that I've read were an exact match for Envirolet.
I'd look at
SunMar Composting Toilet Starter Mix: sold as "Sure Blue" and "Sure Green" by quite a few third party vendors, even Amazon and Walmart, and at some Home Depot stores!
Here's a direct link to one of the Composting Toilet Starter Mix Products at SunMar
https://usa.sun-mar.com/product/compost-sure-green-single/
Trevino and Biolet also offer starter mixes for composting toilet systems.
On 2023-08-31 by Capalino - trouble finding alternative suppliers for Envirolet toilets
We too are having difficulty finding alternative supplies for our Envirolet no water toilet. Has anyone found a good daily mix to use.
We have been using one from another toilet supplier but it is not working well for us. The system is too wet and there is an odor that I dont seem to be able to rectify. We have used the Envirolet system successfully for almost 20 years. Not being able to get substitute supplies is very frustrating.
Thank you
On 2023-09-01 by InspectApedia Publisher (mod)
@Capalino,
It is indeed frustrating. At this point the best bet may be to identify as accurately as you can the formula for the original media that was working and to then see if you can duplicate it.Other suggestions are on this page.
On 2023-07-05 by Frank - no success trying to contact Envirolet - other toilet bowl liners sources for waterless toilets:
Does anyone know where to get the Envirolet paper mat OR what could be used in its place. Thanks in advance for any help
i have tried all the numbers - but they are all disconnected . I will send an email - but not sure if they will respond - it appears they are out of business.
On 2023-07-05 by InspectApedia Publisher (mod)
@Frank, I suspected that.
Let's (that really means you) write up an accurate description of the dimensions of the items you need and we can probably find a substitute.
The envirolet used a paper liner in its waste reservoir. You might be able to use the bowl liners that we buy for our Cinderella toilet, described & sourcedat INCINERATOR TOILET SYSTEMS https://inspectapedia.com/septic/Incinerating_Toilet_Guide.php
If you are just referring to toilet paper you can use any store-bought toilet paper. Experts prefer recycled paper but any will be ok.
The following advice is excepted from ecoflo, 2 5 Shannon Pl, Virginia, QLD 4014 Australia, Web: ecoflo.com.au/ Tel: 1300 138 182 / (07) 3889 6144 Email: info@ecoflo.com.au - Website excerpt: Ecoflo Wastewater Management is a manufacturer and retailer of domestic and commercial waterless composting toilets
Can you use normal toilet paper?
Yes, most definitely. Although we recommend using recycled toilet paper, or even better, ‘Who gives a crap’ toilet paper. It’s really important to not put anything that will harm all the bacteria and microbes that are in your composting pile into your composting toilet.Wet wipes that use chemicals will not only not break down, they will also do harm to all the good critters in your composting pile that work hard at breaking down human waste into a usable top-soil like humus for you to use on your gardens.
What can you put in them?
Really, the only thing you should be putting into a composting toilet is number ones, number twos, toilet paper, bulking agent and enzyme based cleaners. It’s really important not to use harsh, chemical based cleaners as this will kill all the good bacteria in your composting pile.
How do you clean a composting toilet?
The best and easiest way to clean your composting toilet is to use an enzyme based cleaner made from natural products like Nature Flush Enzymes. Not only will this product help clean your composting toilet so it sparkles and shines, it will give all the bacteria, microbes and fungi in your pile some extra nourishment.At ENVIROLET https://inspectapedia.com/septic/Composting_Toilets.php#Envirolet
I've added other contact numbers and websitesContinuing: most of the paper toilet bowl liners used in incinerating toilets are waterproof or at least water resistant good for a day or so, perhaps more.
Similar products besides the Cinderella toilet bowl liner are sold by Airhead, Hinlo, Carebag, and Lundberg and perhaps others.
Sancor Industries says that they continue to sell Envirolet toilets and supplies including the paper mat about which you asked.
The company's linked-in page says: [sic]
Headquartered in Oshawa, Ontario, Sancor Industries Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of advanced environmental composting toilet systems under the brands Envirolet and Santerra Green. Envirolet has been sold factory direct to consumers worldwide since 1977.Santerra Green is sold through select retailers and dealers in the United States and Canada. Sancor continues to manufacture in North America and offers the longest warranty in the composting toilet industry.
Watch out: I'm sorry to say we've seen some customer reviews from people who were pretty unhappy with the toilet or its supplies. Still I'd try contact the company:
Sancor Industries Ltd.
Environmental Services
1-320 Marwood Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7P8, CA
Tel: (416) 299-4818
we also found
Sancor Ltd.
341 Marwood Drive
Oshawa, Ontario
Canada
L1H7P8
Phone: 905 443 0230
Fax: 4162993124
Email: frank@sancorindustries.com
Website: http://www.envirolet.ca
Please let us know if that contact information is successful for you as that will help other Envirolet owners.
Reader Question: What are the operating costs & choices for composting toilets? Are consumables really required for composting toilets?
Your web site has been very useful indeed but we remain uncertain about our choice. Are you aware of a composting toilet that uses water and standard house electricity for which there are no consumables necessary? if not is there a way of comparing the on-going costs of additives for these toilets? Thanks very much - A.D. - Canada
Moderator Reply: List of Composting Toilet Supplies, Costs, Features, Functions
I am not aware of any composting toilet design for which the manufacturer recommends no consumables whatsoever. The minimum consumable required is a bulking material. Sun-Mar and some others also offer enzymes, deodorants, and compost activators that may be optional.
Quoting from the Phoenix Composting Toilet System Instructions for Operation and Maintenance, and noting that opinions vary among manufacturers about the best and most easily biodegraded bulking material to use in a composting toilet:
Bulking material is necessary to improve drainage and aeration, and to provide extra carbon, thus creating conditions essential for composting. The right amount of bulking material gives the compost pile a crumbly, porous texture.
An inadequate amount results in a wet, pudding-like texture, puddling liquid, and anaerobic conditions that generate an unpleasant odor. [1][2]
"Anaerobic conditions" means more than just an unpleasant odor. It also means the system will lack aerobic bacterial action and biodegradation will not proceed properly nor adequately.
Keep in mind that the operating cost for a composting toilet depends not only on the cost of supplies but on the type of toilet selected (non-electric vs. electric, for example) and upon the level of usage and perhaps maintenance. That said, below we have begun a table of composting & waterless & low-water toilet system supplies, uses, & costs.
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