As mentioned under the facilities heading we have replaced a number of flush toilets with dry toilets over the past year. If you are curious as to why we did this then you should read on. Flushing toilets with water creates a lot of water consumption on a campsite and what is often forgotten also creates a considerable amount of water that has to be cleaned before it can be discharged into the soil or surface water. If you have a municipal sewer connection you usually don’t realize all that has to be done to clean this water and that a lot of this water and organic valuable substances end up in the sea. We do not have a municipal sewer connection and are responsible for cleaning ourselves. This can be done in various ways with associated pricey installations that often take up a lot of space and are calculated for the maximum number of people that can be present at a campsite at the same time. The installation present when we bought the campsite turned out not to function properly anymore and not calculated for a campsite with full occupancy.
We like sustainable solutions and if possible with a limited budget so that the camping rates can remain as favorable as possible. After much searching, we came up with the idea that a dry toilet or composting toilet might be a solution where we do not have to invest in a new treatment plant. We also found out that recycling the organic waste becomes even easier if you separate solid and liquid. Urine mixed with rain or cleaned shower water can be used as an organic fertilizer and the solids can be put on the compost pile. An additional advantage is that separating directly into the toilet ensures that the toilet will not smell and will become almost completely odorless if a mechanical extractor is also used.
