DOVER — Nowadays, we take such things as municipal sewer and septic systems for granted when it comes to human waste disposal. But for thousands of years, many civilizations have made prodigious use ...

The modern flush toilet may be a marvel of engineering but installing one on a boat or RV or in a remote cabin can be challenging. Flush toilets also require a steady supply of water, and the ...

LITTLE ROCK — For users more concerned about finding a toilet for a remote site than one that will play all your favorite tunes, a composting toilet could be just the ticket. Modern composting toilets ...

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PERFECTLY CIVILIZED: Ned Ryan Doyle will present a workshop at Living Web Farms on building an effective and efficient composting toilet on Oct. 29. Photo courtesy of Living Web Farms Editor’s note: ...

I grew up in a house built in 1812. Until 1962, we still used an outhouse that was built with the house. My mother said that when she was a girl (in the 1920s), a man used to come around and clean it ...