You've chosen your composting toilet. What should you keep on hand? A few well-matched supplies make everyday use, cleaning and the occasional service much easier.
Use your manual as the shopping list. A mixing processor, a large continuous composter and a compact urine-diverting toilet won't all need the same things. Here are the main items to check, and what each one does.
Toilet Paper
Yes, ordinary toilet paper can generally go in with the solids. Use the type recommended for your model, and keep a separate bin nearby for wipes, sanitary products and anything else that shouldn't enter the chamber.
A small instruction card for guests can answer the paper-and-bulking questions before they need to ask.
Bulking Agent
If your system uses bulking material, keep it dry and within easy reach, with the right measuring scoop. It adds carbon, helps manage moisture and creates structure in the compost, as well as covering fresh waste.
We supply wood shavings, hemp hurd, coco peat, peat moss and prepared blends. Check our Bulking Agents & Dosing Guide to match the material to your toilet; the different products aren't interchangeable in every design.
Microbes
If your manufacturer's start-up or ongoing routine calls for a microbial additive, keep a supply with the other care products. We offer Microbiota MicrobeBURST™ as part of that range.
Microorganisms are essential to the process, but a purchased additive isn't required by every toilet. Follow your model's written instructions and actual warranty terms. There isn't one consumables rule that decides support or warranty entitlements for the whole range.
Nature Flush Enzymes
Have a compatible cleaner and a dedicated soft cloth or brush ready. Nature Flush Enzymes is one option we supply for suitable composting-toilet cleaning tasks.
Label the working bottle and mix it at the current instructed dilution. Check that it suits the surfaces you're cleaning. If a surface needs disinfecting, follow the appropriate separate hygiene procedure rather than assuming a stronger enzyme solution will do that job.
Compostable Bags
Buy liners only if your model uses them. The correct size and fit help keep the container easy to manage without blocking airflow or interfering with a mixer.
Our compostable bin liners suit compatible models. Check the arrangements for emptying and disposal too: the bag's compostability doesn't determine where its human-waste contents will be accepted.
Additives
Choose additives for the jobs your system needs. Some may be part of its prescribed mix or maintenance routine; others are useful when a particular problem has been identified.
Use our additives guide for the range and our treatment guide for recovery uses. That helps you keep the products you'll actually use, with clear instructions for each.
Washing Wand
For a suitable pedestal, a washing wand makes a controlled bowl rinse convenient. Check how much cleaning water your toilet allows, and have any plumbing and backflow protection arranged by the appropriate practitioner.
A compact model may use a spray-and-wipe routine instead. Match the cleaning tool to your toilet, rather than adding a water connection it doesn't need.
Servicing Essentials
Keep suitable gloves, dedicated tools and any required lids or receiving containers ready for servicing. Your batching system may use a particular trolley. At a remote property, the correct spare fan may be worth having too. Check the service instructions before choosing those parts.
Keep the manual easy to find, and jot down chamber changes and other service work. If more than one person looks after the toilet, that short record helps everyone follow the same routine—and gives us useful information if you need support.
With your supplies measured, labelled and ready, there's less to organise each time the toilet needs attention. Start with your model's essentials and add other products when there's a reason to use them.
Putting together your first supply kit?
Call WCTNZ® on 0800 022 027 with the toilet model. We'll help you check the bulking material, cleaner and service items it needs.
