Editing Composting toilet (section)

== Applications ==
[[File:Split system composting toilet pedestal.jpg|thumb|This is the pedestal for a split-system composting toilet where collection/treatment chambers are located below the bathroom floor.]]
[[File:Composttoilet.jpg|thumb|Inexpensive do-it-yourself compost toilet at [[Dial House (Essex, England)|Dial House]], [[Essex]], [[England]], utilizing an old desk as the toilet unit.]]
[[File:Public toilets without water.jpg|alt=Public composting toilet at a park in Helsinki, Finland|thumb|Public composting toilet at a park in Helsinki, Finland]]
Composting toilets can be suitable in areas such as a rural area or a park that lacks a suitable [[water supply]], [[sanitary sewer|sewers]] and [[sewage treatment plant|sewage treatment]]. They can also help increase the [[resilience (engineering and construction)|resilience]] of existing [[sanitation]] systems in the face of possible natural disasters  such as [[climate change]], [[earthquakes]] or [[tsunami]]. Composting toilets can reduce or perhaps eliminate the need for a [[septic tank]] system to reduce [[environmental footprint]] (particularly when used in conjunction with an on-site [[greywater treatment system]]).

These types of toilets can be used for [[resource recovery]] by reusing sanitized feces and urine as fertilizer and soil conditioner for gardening or ornamental activities.