Editing Composting toilet (section)

==== Germany====
The regulations for composting toilets and other forms of dry toilets in Germany vary from state to state and from one application to another (e.g. use in allotment gardens or use in family homes and settlements). In the different states of Germany, it is the "Landesbauordnung" (translates to "state civil engineering regulations")  of the respective state that regulates the use of such alternative toilets.<ref name=":6">{{cite book|last1 = Lorenz-Ladener|first1 = Hrsg. Claudia|title = Kompost-Toiletten: Wege zur sinnvollen Fäkalienentsorgung|date = 2005|publisher = Ökobuch|location = Staufen im Breisgau|isbn = 978-3-936896-16-9|page = 178|edition = 1. überarb. u. erw. Aufl.|url = http://www.susana.org/en/resources/library/details/1128|last2 = Berger|first2 = Wolfgang}}</ref> Most of them stipulate the use of [[flush toilet]]s, however there are many exceptions, for example in the states of [[Hamburg]], [[Lower Saxony]], [[Bavaria]], [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Saxony-Anhalt]] and [[Thuringia]].<ref name=":6"/> These generally make exceptions for the use of composting toilets in homes provided that there are no concerns for public health.

Regulations governing the use of compost and urine from composting toilets is less clear in Germany but it seems generally allowed provided it is used on one's own property and not sold to third parties.<ref name=":6"/>