Loveable Loo Compost Toilet Overview 

I just got my copy of ”The compost toilet handbook”! Can’t wait to put a lovable loo in every room ❤️

We've used one of these for 10+ years. Tip: line your toilet bucket with paper for easy cleaning. We did this and found that junk mail and waste paper works fantastically. Cleanup is a snap, as most of the paper slides out when emptying into the compost pile. A simple rinse and scrub, and turn the bucket over to dry. Tip 2: Use sawdust from hardwood heating pellets. We add a bit of water to the pellet bucket, to turn them back into sawdust. Stir, and then use the moistened sawdust for cover. Works like a charm.

Joe we love you so much!!! you are our hero!!! Long live dry toilets, composts, and gardens. Greetings from Mexico!

What I was looking for was what to do with it all. You're right, they are NOT composting toilets. After emptying is when the work starts. I don't have any pallets, but I'll find something! Thanks 👍

The smell that comes from the septic tank at my house...I'd exchange it with a compost toilet in a NY second. A loo with a view and a good book, perfect spot for reflection LOL Great tutorial!

I've been using the techniques explained in your Humanure Handbook for two years now. Just thought you'd like to know that I refer to my collection buckets as my Jenkins Buckets. (Aren't you honored?)

Fab! I use a similar system here at Bealtaine Cottage and it works just great. I Had the flush toilet removed from my cottage!

Fellow Pennsylvanian here! Starting my own soon.. Thank Mr. Jenkins for being you!

Joe compost human manure is great idea. Thank you so much encouraging the world to deal ecologically with our waste. Please tell me what can substitute sawdust cover material with? This cover material is not readily available in our part of the world.

Joe, we've been using your system now for 5 years at our vacation home in West Virginia. We didn't have a septic system and needed a solution fast. So grateful that we found you. When I get 10 buckets full, I empty them. Works fantastic AND we make compost 😃. Thanks for writing the book. God Bless 🙏

Just bought the book and subscribed. Nice one.

Thank you for all your work....I think you've changed the world for the better, Mr. Jenkins. Hopefully more folks will get over their fecophobia and start making good use of this valuable resource!

I downloaded the humanure handbook after reading it and look forward to "attempting" to get this all set up i wish I'd seen this 50 years ago! Thank you for sharing this ecological goldmine,

Great video and great books!

Did you know the Australian Brush turkey builds a composting mound with manure and dried leaves. The compost pile keeps the eggs warm enough to hatch

Just read your book and loved it...starting on converting to humanure system asap

The best explanation of composting I've seen. Thanks so much for taking the time to explain it so anyone can understand it. I've been looking for an eco-toilet that is affordable and one that I don't have to use power tools to assemble. TFS!

Thank you

Thank you for sharing on how to make this possible. Wife and I bought an acre in Puna Hawaii. We are seriously considering of dropping off grid completely...We are still in PA...but....plan to go at some point...Her issue is separate urine and fecal matter..you keep it simple...we will actually have a free supply of wood chips thru a local transfer station...and space in the jungle to compost...David the Good brought you to my attention...

Composting does happen in nature. Many animals form dung middens, inc horses and rabbits, not as a deliberate act of composting but for other reasons: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dung_midden There are also some that are deliberate composers but they don’t necessarily use dung: Australian brush turkey nests en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_brushturkey Australian Malleefowl nests en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleefowl

Do keep in mind that what you uptake in your diet will impact what will end up in your compost - so if/while you are taking medications, you want to avoid adding that waste to the composting matter going into the garden until a few days (at least) to allow the medications to leave your system before resuming the process.

thanks, Joe! can't wait to get started :-)

I had two buckets and lined the one in use with newspaper. Newspaper is supposed to be 100% biodegradable, ink and all. I'd dump the in-use bucket and rinse, then leave it in fresh air while the other bucket was in use. Swapping them out gave each bucket time to air. Probably about to go aback to this method in a rural location. Beats all hell out of having to run plumbing and wasting precious water down a nasty septic tank.

I like that you add new videos, thank you. I have been practicing your Humanure routine for 6 years. I wonder if I use enough cover material in my bin? and if my biological sponge is deep enough based on looking at your compost bin. You said it is new and its already up to your waist. I use about 12" of used coffee filters and straw for my biological "sponge" and i use lots of used coffee grounds from a local coffee shop mixed with wood shavings for a heavy toilet cover, so perhaps mine is not that stinky to start with.. Our bin does not stink but sometimes it smells like its "working' and the bin temps are 140-160 degrees all year round in southern California. I just started a new bin this month and the temp is already up to 130 degrees F. I know this is not an exact science, but its interesting to revisit what you do after some experience myself. I too have added small dead animals, but nothing the size of that raccoon. I don't use as much straw as you use but I end up with lots of straw in the end. Do you mix the straw into your garden? Or use it to start your next bin? Your finished compost looks wonderful, fine & clean of straw. My finished compost is chunky from the wood shavings and has lots of straw in it. I made a sifter for the compost, but never end up using it. Also do you run into the decaying raccoon each time you dig in & add to your compost bin?

Thank you. Very helpful

this is really comprehensive thankyou ^_^

Thank you for all you are doing for mankind. Since our government won't warn people of the Super Grand Solar minimum we have entered. Nor do they acknowledge the infrastructure we have can't handle this Sun cycle. I find your knowledge extremely valuable as we are going forward into this event. Love your videos and am promoting you to friends around the world. This event we have entered is a global event and being resourceful will make a huge difference. We will not be able to count on public utilities holding up or working regularly.

Hi Joe ! Another great video, really like this channel. My opinion: the background music is start to get anonying.

Thank you! Getting your book ASAP. Question: why is your sawdust black?

I don't have much room for a compost pile like yours. I have instead been using a Gedye bin. Seems to work. Hopefully tis OK.

Can I use sugar cane mulch as cover material so long as I keep it moist also?

im in

Fantastic! Can't wait to get one and follow all your directions. If you still read comments - what do you recommend we do with the toilet paper? Partly because of quarantine times (but also just because it's kind to the earth and our limited water on the front range) I am putting one in the back yard in a discrete place.

Poooopppp in a bucket!!! Save the world.

How do you keep the cover material from getting moldy or rotting if you have to keep it wet/moist? And what about using something easier to acquire than sawdust, like lawn mower discharge, or mulched leaves or pine needles? Corn cob litter is not cheap, but you can buy big bags of it and it's certainly fully biodegradable. But at least you don't need a sawmill nearby.

We have a fairly new camp and decided to try your method. Since we are only there weekends, we ran into a small issue. We had maggots on our toilet seat. (Gag) After washing everything, we decided to snap on a secure lid while not there. Is this caused by something we are doing wrong, and if so, how can we prevent this? Obviously, we had a fly in the building, and we are unable to eliminate them completely. We also find that the toilet seat is usually damp to even wet from condensation. (It has been very hot here) Any tips for these issues would be greatly appreciated!

1:46 ?? "MOST PEOPLE THINK"? NO, It's called Sewage and we put it in an RV Dump tank and pay @$10-$15 to dump it. The BLM will NOT just let us Dig a hole and put in back into the ground... SAD >> I THANK YOU for this video and hope more people can make these and do Backyard COMPOSTING! :)

So, I'm about to try this out, but I've still got two questions. Actually they've both been asked here already and answered by Mr. Jenkins via two different links. The problem, however, is that neither of those links work any more. My first question is about people taking medications and that possibly having a negative effect on the future compost. And my second question is about what kind of saw dust to use. Will shavings do or does it have to be actual dust? Also, would peat moss do the trick?

!!you rock!!

what kind of saw dust is best, a hard wood or soft? any suggestions on what I can get at tractor supply? I have no lumber mill close by

What about using compostable bags inside the bucket? This seems a good way to avoid washing it, especially in the winter, when you probably don't have water. Just throw the bag into the bin and punch it few times with the fork. And another questiond - doesn't it smell when there are splashes of pee and feces going to the walls of the bucket above the sawdust line?

Price???

Is any toilet paper good to use? If not what are your advises for it? Thank you very much

Bought the book...great read...moving shortly off grid. Would Ideally love to use Loveable Loo but our state government in Australia dont recognise them and only recognizes the larger "composting" toilets (which you correctly indicate dont actually compost). To comply for a housing Development application I will probably have to purchase one of these. My question to you is ...once I empty the chamber of one of these onto a compost pile will it then perform the thermophyllic process necessary to break down pathogens (even if the contents have been sitting in the "composting" toilet for a month or so)?

What if one Burns the humanure then composts it? Will that work without polluting? Shalom

Joe, greetings from Russia. Tell me please how do you clean the "gray" water (washing machine, shower) at home?

Most folks think these are mainly for poo... if a family member gets sick and is throwing up, is this toilet acceptable for this? Also, if I only have to pee... can this be used a lot for that too?

You were talking about using a microbial starter for each bucket so it breaks down right. What do we use and where do we get that?

What about all the urine? We do not use toilet paper, but wash after each visit - hence a large amount of liquid. My question is: how would the compost bin handle all the liquid....there would be runoff and accumulation of greater amounts of liquid than solids.

can i use this in our lake cabin in the winter? our water and sewer pipes are frozen ugh

Hi Joe, wondering if you ever used composting worms in the bucket as your using it? When the buckets full wait a few months, or so to see if it all turns to worm castings?

I have two questions please, after watching all your videos on this subject: How much does a full bucket weigh? Can a variation of this work as a cat box, or will they avoid the sawdust?

2 questions for smart people. Does anyone know why Joe's sawdust is black/dark? The only think I find here is wood shavings for animal bedding(which he has said not to use), but they are not dark, or fine. Secondly, what does one do about the all the squirrels that come into a compost pile to feast (and maybe mice/voles/racoons/etc?). Thanks for any info/anecdotes!

Chamber pots? They look more like sauerkraut pots to me.

Great video...One doubt ... Do you mix urine with feces?

also, how about coffee grounds as cover material?

What about humans eating medications? Do you suggest a separate toilet for that or does the composting process clean anything?

question - does this separate in any way poo and pee ? or both go in the same container/bucket ?

Hi I have some questions, I work in Bangladesh in the very poor area it has very nasty toilets, holes in the ground near the pond that they bath in and the water that they cook with. I have tried to get them to change to composting humanure but they see it a nasty. they wipe with the left hand and rinse in a bucket of community water....until they get to cleaner water to rinse with pound water. I am going their soon and how do I get them to see the pros of compost toilets.? would you be willing to donate to me a toilet or just to written instructions to build one when I get there. ? I know this will change their lives if I can get them to do so. please write back to me. Mama T

Does the toilet paper go in there as well?

Can I use cocopeat? Since in my country cocopeat I can found anywhere for free

Can we use coconut coir instead of sawdust?

how hard is this to make and what the cost, I agree and have been using a bucket but its hard to get up once down

I started composting humanure and food scraps about 4 years ago, but, had to stop because my property became overrun with mice, Any solutions to offer?

Does anybody have any experience with kids using this type of toilet?

What I want to know is where do you get this cover material? Sawdust from trees isn't very common around here. Shavings or chips, yes. Dust, no. Can something else be used, such as peat moss or coco coir?

You had me believing in it for a minute until the absolutely terrible song at the end.

Hope u had permission before walking in peoples home to check out their toilets 😂