Cottager ' s
DREAM
Why these Island Cottagers said NO to a composting toilet and a septic system .
For many years Steve and Brigitte had a dream of owning an island cottage in Northern Ontario . In the Spring of 2020 that dream came true on Whitson Lake , Sudbury , Ontario . The cottage was what they always wanted , a place to relax and enjoy with family and friends .
As with every cottage this was no different in that it needed some upgrades plus a little TLC . One of the biggest immediate needs was upgrading the waste solution . Being on an island usually means paying out tens of thousands of dollars to have a septic solution installed , digging a good size hole for an outhouse , or settling for a composting toilet .
In this case the property would not accommodate a septic due to its size and proximity to the water . The previous owner had started with an outhouse which later had to be decommissioned due to the rocky soil and having no where else to dig a big hole . From there they decided to install an RV toilet inside the cottage that emptied into a holding tank they called the “ blue honey wagon .” It sat below the cottage and after every weekend or when the tank filled up , they would disconnect it and take it on their boat to the mainland to dispose of the waste . Having owned an RV for many years , Steve and Brigitte were all too familiar with emptying out a black water tank and wanted nothing to do with that experience now that they had their dream cottage . " At least in an RV you can drive it to the disposal area ," they said . Hauling the honey wagon full of waste to a disposal station was not something they wanted to spend time doing while on vacation .
So , Steve and Brigitte started researching composting toilets to find out how they worked and what kind of maintenance was involved . They soon realized that this was not what they wanted for their cottage or as Brigitte put it “ Composting toilets are more
complicated than we thought they would be .” Given the cooler climate in this part of the world , many do not realize that for many composting toilet models , the process of breaking down the waste only starts in the toilet and a lot of it happens after you dispose of it . The maintenance and user experience are much more involved when owning a composting toilet to ensure that there is no smell , and the waste stays dry so it can break down .
While continuing to investigate options for their newly purchased cottage , Brigitte ’ s brother asked if they had considered the Cinderella Eco incineration toilet . A waterless toilet solution for on and off the grid locations . Excited to find out there was another option they set out to learn more about these Cinderella incineration toilets . They quickly discovered that Cinderella Eco incineration toilets are a world class , environmentally-friendly , complete waste solution made in Norway for the last 20 plus years and that Incinerating Toilets Inc . out of Ontario was running a contest . They knew right away that a Cinderella incineration toilet was the right solution for them , so Brigitte entered the ugliest outhouse contest . A couple weeks later after working tirelessly to get the most votes , they were declared the winners .
With the help of Kegel Heating and Cooling , the new solution was installed within a few hours . We followed up with Brigitte and Steve and this was their comment . “ You come here and really ; it feels like home . The Cinderella incineration toilet is just way simpler , especially compared to a composting toilet .”
“ It definitely will make it so much easier and encouraging to come to camp ( the cottage ) for us and our guests and not have to worry about how to dispose of the waste from the tank or how to use the composting toilet .” - Incinerating Toilet , www . incineratingtoilets . com / ca
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