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Savvy Home Gardener   It used to be that people who owned
composting toilets lived off the grid in hippie compounds or in
underdeveloped countries. The toilets—which don’t require water
or sewage systems—also were used for isolated summer camps,
poolsides, boats and cottages. Today, composting toilets are a
fast-growing trend in green building; you can even buy one at
Home Depot or Ace Hardware. In Austin, Texas, composting toilets
have been approved for household use (though the city must
approve each site). A recently constructed 30,000-square-foot
office complex at the University of British Columbia was
equipped with composting toilets so the building did not need to
be connected to the sewer system.  Wha