We-Pee News

People are making their own compost toilets in a wide variety of settings all around the world. Here are some photos of a home-made composting toilet using the we-pee urine separator, sent to us from the beautiful island of La Gomera. What a stunning view! You can follow our free step-by-step Guide on how to build a simple composting toilet box here.

The We-Pee urine separator was first developed in 2009 in Wales, UK, for use in our own composting toilet projects. We've since sold well over a thousand separators to individuals, charities, businesses and aid projects building composting toilets in every corner of the globe. The list of countries that have received a We-Pee separator keeps growing. To date, it includes: Alaska Australia Canada Colombia France Germany Haiti Ireland New Zealand Portugal South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Tenerife & the Canary Islands The Netherlands Ukraine United Kingdom United States That's 20+ countries, four continents, and a wonderful range of...

The Germany children's charity Haiti Kinderhilfe has been using the we-pee urine separators in new composting toilet blocks that are part of a school and kindergarten building project in Haiti, where there is an urgent need for new educational buildings and sanitary facilities. In rural areas of Haiti where there is currently no electricity or infrastructure, composting toilets play a vital role in providing essential facilities that do not require any electricity or water.

Dry toilets — also known as composting toilets — fit perfectly with the ethos of tiny living. Environmentally friendly, simple to use, no plumbing required, and a clear answer to one of the biggest challenges of off-grid life: what to do with human waste in a space the size of a garden shed. For tiny house owners, vanlifers and boat dwellers, a compost toilet makes sense in so many ways. No water tank to lug around for flushing. No black-water tank to dump. No sewage hookups to find. And as a bonus, the system captures valuable nutrients that can be...

We are pleased to have posted our first urine separator to Alaska today. This now adds to the many countries that we have already posted urine separators to. UK, Germany, Spain, France, Mexico, USA, Korea, Japan, South Africa, Australia, New Zeeland, India, Portugal and Nigeria. Postage is included in the price to anywhere in the world so give us a challenge.