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No underfloor space? Self-contained toilet is for you.
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If you lack underfloor space, a self-contained composting system is an ideal choice. These compact units offer the benefit of being easy to install in an existing bathroom without requiring underfloor access for setup or maintenance of the composting chamber—a convenience that most other composting toilets can’t provide.
Self-contained waterless toilets are type of waterless toilets that collect (many also compost) waste within a single system that you sit directly on when using the toilet. These waterless toilets contain the waste within the toilet itself. In other words, there is no external composting unit under the floor level for example (compare with split-systems).
Be Aware: Not All Waterless Toilets Complete the Cycle
It is worth noting that not all waterless toilets are true composting toilets. Many commercial waterless toilet manufacturers intentionally misuse the term “composting toilet” when advertising for example urine-diverting waterless toilets. For more information, read our article Truth About Composting Toilets: Not All Waterless Options Complete the Cycle
Different Types of Self-Contained Waterless Toilets
Self-contained waterless toilets can be divided into five or six different categories:
- Self-contained urine-diverting toilets
- Self-contained batch composting toilets
- Self-contained continuous composting toilets
- Freezing toilets*
- Incinerating toilets*
- Porta potties/Night chambers*
What unites these different types of self-contained waterless toilets is that they are all:
- Installed directly on floor level,
- None of them use water,
- You can sit directly on the toilet without a separate pedestal/seat (unlike with split-system composting toilets)
*At Waterless Toilet Shop, we do not carry freezing or incinerating toilets, nor do we have any porta potties or night chambers. All our toilets are either composting or urine-diverting. There are plenty of good reasons why we do not have incinerating waterless toilets in our selection. Learn why we do not sell incinerating toilets.
