Kildwick
Kildwick
Kildwick is one of the leading manufacturers of dry toilets and was originally founded in Great Britain. The founders' goal at the time was to build the most environmentally friendly, comfortable, affordable and beautiful dry toilet in the world, which they succeeded in doing after a lot of tinkering and experimentation. With this concept, Kildwick became internationally known and successful. However, the success did not last too long, because in spring 2019 the still young company had to close down due to difficulties with one of the main shareholders. It almost looked as if Kildwick's history was over before it had really begun. But only almost.
As chance - or fate - would have it, one of the last remaining Kildwick dry toilets arrived in Leipzig almost exactly at the time of the closure, where it was bought by an enthusiastic tinkerer and nature lover. He was in the process of building his own motorhome to travel the world. And it was precisely for this project that he needed the Kildwick toilet, as the waterlessness allowed him to create significantly more freedom, self-sufficiency and flexibility than would ever have been possible with a water or chemical toilet.
However, it was not only the motorhome builder and globetrotter himself who was enthusiastic about the idea, but also the team in the small company where he worked. The company was called Perato and had already invested a lot of time and ideas in the development of a dry separation toilet. Now the developers also got new inspiration from the new toilet insert and decided to take up the "dry toilet" project again.
As chance - or fate - would have it, one of the last remaining Kildwick dry toilets arrived in Leipzig almost exactly at the time of the closure, where it was bought by an enthusiastic tinkerer and nature lover. He was in the process of building his own motorhome to travel the world. And it was precisely for this project that he needed the Kildwick toilet, as the waterlessness allowed him to create significantly more freedom, self-sufficiency and flexibility than would ever have been possible with a water or chemical toilet.
However, it was not only the motorhome builder and globetrotter himself who was enthusiastic about the idea, but also the team in the small company where he worked. The company was called Perato and had already invested a lot of time and ideas in the development of a dry separation toilet. Now the developers also got new inspiration from the new toilet insert and decided to take up the "dry toilet" project again.
This time, however, they wanted to work with the British company that had already done such good preliminary work. Completely surprised and initially a little disappointed, they found out that this company had just closed down. A lot of research and even more paperwork followed, at the end of which the takeover and thus the salvation of Kildwick was finally achieved.
Since then, the new Kildwick company has been able to resume and build on the success of the original company. The ideology and philosophy behind it have hardly changed. The focus is still on the protection and conscientious, careful treatment of nature and the environment. Every person in western civilisation uses an average of 40 litres of water per day simply to flush it down the toilet. This pollutes the environment to an extent that is simply not necessary. Dry separation toilets, for example, can provide a remedy here, and so Kildwick is already automatically advocating a resource-saving way of life through his daily business alone and counteracting the almost insane waste of water in our modern age.
For it is actually not excrement and urine that pollute our environment, but much more the many medicines, cleaning agents, toothpaste, shower creams, fragrances and disinfectants with which we surround ourselves in everyday life. If these are not mixed together, human excrement, just like animal excrement, are valuable resources that serve, for example, to fertilise plants. Kildwick therefore also actively promotes a rethinking of the taboo subjects surrounding our digestion and thus promotes the sustainable use of resources. Both in terms of water and chemicals as well as our own faeces and urine. Because only when the topic is salon-worthy, so that people can talk about it, can sensible and forward-looking solutions be found here.
All Kildwick products are therefore extremely well thought out and extensively tested. Biodegradability, ecological balance, upcycling, recycling, conservation of resources, environmental protection ... - for the Kildwick staff these are not empty words but guiding principles of their daily actions.
Whoever chooses one of the Kildwick products not only gets excellent quality, but also automatically becomes part of a community that makes our planet a little bit better. So that future generations will also find a world worth living in.
www.kildwick.com
Since then, the new Kildwick company has been able to resume and build on the success of the original company. The ideology and philosophy behind it have hardly changed. The focus is still on the protection and conscientious, careful treatment of nature and the environment. Every person in western civilisation uses an average of 40 litres of water per day simply to flush it down the toilet. This pollutes the environment to an extent that is simply not necessary. Dry separation toilets, for example, can provide a remedy here, and so Kildwick is already automatically advocating a resource-saving way of life through his daily business alone and counteracting the almost insane waste of water in our modern age.
For it is actually not excrement and urine that pollute our environment, but much more the many medicines, cleaning agents, toothpaste, shower creams, fragrances and disinfectants with which we surround ourselves in everyday life. If these are not mixed together, human excrement, just like animal excrement, are valuable resources that serve, for example, to fertilise plants. Kildwick therefore also actively promotes a rethinking of the taboo subjects surrounding our digestion and thus promotes the sustainable use of resources. Both in terms of water and chemicals as well as our own faeces and urine. Because only when the topic is salon-worthy, so that people can talk about it, can sensible and forward-looking solutions be found here.
All Kildwick products are therefore extremely well thought out and extensively tested. Biodegradability, ecological balance, upcycling, recycling, conservation of resources, environmental protection ... - for the Kildwick staff these are not empty words but guiding principles of their daily actions.
Whoever chooses one of the Kildwick products not only gets excellent quality, but also automatically becomes part of a community that makes our planet a little bit better. So that future generations will also find a world worth living in.
www.kildwick.com
