We-Pee News

Urine separating composting toilets are an ideal solution for Tiny House dwellers and there are many people out there making their own composting toilets to fit perfectly into their beautiful small spaces. Here is a link showing how one of our customers used the we-pee separator in their DIY compost loo in Washington State, USA. "Hi, I thought you might enjoy seeing the final product using your separator :) Thanks for making it! My Tiny House is located in Washington state, USA. https://tinyretreat.wordpress.com Elise"

One of our we-pee customers - an ecological wastewater designer and compost toilet builder in New Zealand called Mike - has sent us these photos of a portable composting toilet box he has built with the we-pee urine separator. In this version of the we-pee composting box, the urine is piped directly into a watering can, for use as a fertiliser on the soil. "I’ve attached a few more pics of the loo I made in its final resting place. The colleague I gave it too is one of New Zealand’s foremost wastewater experts. He is passionate about compost loos...

We have just donated another urine separator to this amazing person who builds homeless shelters for people in New Orleans. "Hey Paul Thank you again for donating the urine diverter to me. Today I gave the shelter away to a homeless person here in New Orleans. Two other homeless people have approached me so this January I will build another one. I hope to be able to use your product in some capacity again. Here are some details of the shelter. I will do another proper video when I get a chance 1. 10 ft by 5 ft on wheels...

Here is our urine separator featuring in a fantastic project from Green Mountain College in Vermont, USA, that first came up with the OTIS - Optimal traveling Independent Space - and is working on the second version now. In relation to the second project, Simon James from the College wrote, "We are now working on the second iteration of the concept. We are improving on certain things and reusing other concepts. One of the designs that worked really well is the composting toilet we designed using your urine separator." Here is a piece from gizmag about the project... http://www.gizmag.com/otis-green-mountain-college/30534/

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.