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I just came across this demo of a composting toilet small enough to fit in a California (although possibly not small enough to fit under the sink - need to check the size):

That’s the company: https://www.trelino.com/

It looks intriguing. Quite attracted by the chemical-free approach and how easy it looks to empty and clean. Any experience of this here?
 
I just came across this demo of a composting toilet small enough to fit in a California (although possibly not small enough to fit under the sink - need to check the size):

That’s the company: https://www.trelino.com/

It looks intriguing. Quite attracted by the chemical-free approach and how easy it looks to empty and clean. Any experience of this here?
You need to consider how you will dispose of the waste. Quite a few people had them installed on their narrowboats, then Canal & River Trust changed their policy on compost toilet waste.
Pretty sure that not all campsites will accept disposal.
 
You need to consider how you will dispose of the waste.
Where would be a good place? The video didn’t give any specific on this.

Googling a bit, I found this article that mentions that in the US, you can put the solid waste bag in a normal bin: https://www.livesmallridefree.com/blog/where-to-responsibly-empty-your-composting-toilet

Also found these news stories that indicated that, at least in some areas and at one point, you could do this too in the UK:


 
Where would be a good place? The video didn’t give any specific on this.

Googling a bit, I found this article that mentions that in the US, you can put the solid waste bag in a normal bin: https://www.livesmallridefree.com/blog/where-to-responsibly-empty-your-composting-toilet

Also found these news stories that indicated that, at least in some areas and at one point, you could do this too in the UK:


Might as well use one of these.

 
Where would be a good place? The video didn’t give any specific on this.

Googling a bit, I found this article that mentions that in the US, you can put the solid waste bag in a normal bin: https://www.livesmallridefree.com/blog/where-to-responsibly-empty-your-composting-toilet

Also found these news stories that indicated that, at least in some areas and at one point, you could do this too in the UK:


Yes, originally it was said that it could be put in a normal bin, but now it differs between local councils / waste disposal companies. This could be further complicated, as many campsites have private contracts for waste, you’d have to check with each site before booking.
 
I just came across this demo of a composting toilet small enough to fit in a California (although possibly not small enough to fit under the sink - need to check the size):

That’s the company: https://www.trelino.com/

It looks intriguing. Quite attracted by the chemical-free approach and how easy it looks to empty and clean. Any experience of this here?
Take a look at Trobolo Wandago
Porta potti killer i believe
Fits under sink cali
https://www.campervans.de/zubehoer/trobolo-wandago/
 
Other similar toilets (trellino for example) are even more expensive. I have even seen diy kits with price of 200 euro. You get more comfort, less disposal and safe the environment. Porta potti you always carry rinsing water, chemicals , sit very low and disposal tank is filled up quickly, then you need to find a place where you can empty chemical toilets.
Trobolo Wandago looks like clever designed and suitable for cali.
 
There doesn’t appear to be any “composting” just separating solids and liquid? Or have I missed something?
 
in combination with mobilhomes composting toilet refers to dry toilet, disposal is suitable for composting but you won’t keep it that long in your cali . you can however dispose the bag on compost heap or a real composting toilet or suitable waste bin. Maybe eco toilet is a better name.
 
I think the bog in a bag involves using way more plastic going to land fill
They are described as degradable and there are plenty of biodegradable options too that would work a treat.
 
I think the bog in a bag involves using way more plastic going to land fill
The ones I use are the same as used by councils to collect food waste for composting.
 
For me. P1ss in the bushes. Popaloo for crimping off a length of dirty spine. Folds flat. Throw it in the bin. Job or jobby done. Put it in the van, crimp one out, throw it back outside. As for going to landfill who cares. At least its disposed of properly
 
For me. P1ss in the bushes. Popaloo for crimping off a length of dirty spine. Folds flat. Throw it in the bin. Job or jobby done. Put it in the van, crimp one out, throw it back outside. As for going to landfill who cares. At least its disposed of properly
Totally agree. As around 400,000 tons of disposable nappies go to land fill each year in the UK, that’s approximately 8 million per day, 3 billion per year, a Cali drivers dump in a bag really doesn’t matter.
 
We went with a Telino S in the end (https://www.trelino.com/products/trelino-s-composting-toilet) and super happy with it. It’s not cheap but there was nothing else that compared with it.

We use it for emergencies and for night time. With a women and two fairly young kids, the pee-in-a-bottle thing wasn’t going to fly. Didn’t fancy having to clean off pee sprayed onto seats, kitchen cupboards, bedding and into the seat rails.

The trelino is a tiny bit too long to fit in the kitchen cupboard. But it fits perfectly in the boot and in front of the bed downstairs at night.

What we like about it:
  • It doesn’t look like a toilet. It looks like a storage box with a nice wooden lid. So it doubles up as a handy seat for one of the kids when we eat outside.
  • No chemicals.
  • No smells (but haven’t tried poo yet)
  • Unlike a standard toilet where pee and poo end up in the same place (resulting in stinky and toxic sewage), with the trelino, pee goes in a plastic bottle while poo goes in compostable bag.
  • You can empty the pee bottle in any toilet or anywhere suitable in nature (no chemicals…). No need to find specialised disposal points (which to be honest we’ve not yet seen in our 3 weeks of owning the van. I’m not quite sure what a chemical toilet disposal place looks like or where to find them).
  • Haven’t had to use it for poo yet. In theory, we can keep the poo in there and cover it with litter to avoid smells. Or take the bag out and throw it out in a dog bin or a normal bin as you would with a nappy.
It’s all pretty neat.
 
We went with a Telino S in the end (https://www.trelino.com/products/trelino-s-composting-toilet) and super happy with it. It’s not cheap but there was nothing else that compared with it.

We use it for emergencies and for night time. With a women and two fairly young kids, the pee-in-a-bottle thing wasn’t going to fly. Didn’t fancy having to clean off pee sprayed onto seats, kitchen cupboards, bedding and into the seat rails.

The trelino is a tiny bit too long to fit in the kitchen cupboard. But it fits perfectly in the boot and in front of the bed downstairs at night.

What we like about it:
  • It doesn’t look like a toilet. It looks like a storage box with a nice wooden lid. So it doubles up as a handy seat for one of the kids when we eat outside.
  • No chemicals.
  • No smells (but haven’t tried poo yet)
  • Unlike a standard toilet where pee and poo end up in the same place (resulting in stinky and toxic sewage), with the trelino, pee goes in a plastic bottle while poo goes in compostable bag.
  • You can empty the pee bottle in any toilet or anywhere suitable in nature (no chemicals…). No need to find specialised disposal points (which to be honest we’ve not yet seen in our 3 weeks of owning the van. I’m not quite sure what a chemical toilet disposal place looks like or where to find them).
  • Haven’t had to use it for poo yet. In theory, we can keep the poo in there and cover it with litter to avoid smells. Or take the bag out and throw it out in a dog bin or a normal bin as you would with a nappy.
It’s all pretty neat.
What does your wife do with loo roll? Does it go in a separate bag?
 
I’m guessing this is for wild camping as I’ve not encountered a site without a toilet so I’d be more concerned about capacity and ability to use for say a week before returning home to fertilise the garden.
 
I’m guessing this is for wild camping as I’ve not encountered a site without a toilet so I’d be more concerned about capacity and ability to use for say a week before returning home to fertilise the garden.
Lots of sites out there that don’t have toilets.
Camping in the forest new forest sites (matley, setthorns, longbeech etc)not sure if they accept compositing loos.
Will ask next time I’m on one.
 
I have trobolo wandago for a year now , very satisfied . Before that we had porta potti and tried bucket+bag . We find a plastic bag with liquid rather risky and so we started using absorber, chemicals again. Also solids + liquids = bad smell, you must dispose asap. Expensive ? Yes, like almost all cali accessories, but when I have to choose between solar panels, rear boot drawer, leather seat covers, extra drawers under kitchen sink.. I put a comfortable eco toilet Number one on the list.
 
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