How Composting Toilets Empower Women
It's no secret that women and men have different needs when it comes to going to the bathroom. Our bodies are different, holes are in different places, and some of us can aim better than...
LETS TALK TOILETS
THE PROBLEM
Traditional off-grid toilets smell, waste water, use nasty chemical & require frequent trips to the dump station. Yuck.
THE SOLUTION
Cuddy is a simple, small, smell-free, portable toilet.
It fits wherever, whenever you need to GO.
NO CHEMICALS - NO WATER - NO SMELLS - NO DUMP POINTS!
How does it work?
Cuddy uses a waterless, all-natural, chemical-free process to eliminate smells, and break down your waste.
The intuitive bowl design ensures liquids go into the liquids bottle for easy disposal, and the solids go into the solids bin to start the composting process.
The key is to keep the liquids and solids separate.
Best toilet for off-grid?
Camping toilets often fall short, but not Cuddy. With the size of a tiny chemical toilet, Cuddy offers special features that make your life easier.
SPECIAL FEATURES
What makes Cuddy the best portable composting toilet on the market?
REMOVABLE SOLIDS BIN
Makes emptying super quick and effortless!
SIDE HANDLES
Easy to carry portable toilet.
URINE DIVERTING MODESTY COVER
No need to aim when peeing
SMART LED
Take the guess work out of emptying. The smart LED let's you know when it's time to empty the liquids.
CARBON FILTER
Cuddy comes with a reusable carbon filter - no smell!
AGITATOR
An agitator increases the number of uses. With an agitator you will get min of 20-25 #2s!!
THE SETUP? EASY.
Got a drawer, bench, or bathroom in your space? Great; the hard part’s done.
The rest of the steps are in our easy to follow manual.
Don't worry, if you need any help or advice, we've got your back! Check out our How-To section or email us your questions.
ReviewThe Cuddy Toilet
After Actually Using It
Composting Toilet FAQ
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We often get asked this FAQ!
No, composting toilets do not smell when used properly. They will not stink out your van, boat, tiny home, camper, or cabin. The composted material looks and smells earthy—like a forest floor. When emptying the loo, there is no unpleasant odour, unless you’re one of those rare folks that don’t like forest floors.
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Another common FAQ.
Yes, composting toilets need emptying but much less frequently than chemical toilets.
From our experience, composting toilets are much less unpleasant to empty than chemical toilets because they don’t have an unpleasant smell and the solids simply resemble dirt.
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Always check the rules that apply to your specific location.
Usually, solids from composting toilets may be put in a biodegradable bag and disposed of in a regular rubbish bin. In general, the law permits disposal of human waste in this manner to due to the need to dispose of baby and adult diapers, as well as pet waste.
If you have a space to do so, you might consider continuing the composting process that Cuddy started. There are several resources for how to compost and use human manure. We like The Humanure Handbook as a starting point. Urine can also be used as a fertilizer—the Rich Earth Institute is a good resource about peecycling.
Our toilets are specially designed to make emptying as quick and easy as possible. The solids bin is simple to remove and empty, and liquids from composting toilets can be poured down a regular toilet or onto the nearest thirsty looking mature tree.
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Yes, you can. Period blood and tissue is totally fine to go into a composting toilet, either in the liquids or solids bin. We do not recommend that you put pads or tampons in the bin. They will no break down like #2, will make the bin fill up faster and the agitator may be more difficult to turn.
Keep in mind that many composting toilet manufacturers have white, opaque liquids tanks to make it easier to see how much liquid is inside. However. when you have to walk through a campground carrying a full liquids bottle, everyone else can see what’s in the bottle, too. Cuddy™ has a non-see-through black liquids container that hides what’s inside. We incorporate a sensor that lights up an LED light to let you know when the bottle is ready to be emptied.
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Yes, you can pee in a composting toilet.
Our composting toilets are designed to separate the pee from the poop to eliminate any nasty odours.
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Yes, you can put a composting toilet in an RV. It is a great way to save water, space and not deal with nasty chemicals.
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The solids section of Cuddy™ composting toilet typically needs emptying every 2-4 weeks depending on how much it’s been used.
You can look into the chamber to check the level. We would advise emptying when the chamber is around two thirds to three quarters full.
The LED light will let you know when the liquids bin is ready to be emptied.
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