Swedish engineer Rikard Lindstrom developed the first compost toilet in 1939 to prevent pollution in the Baltic Sea near his home. He went on to found Clivus Multrum AB in 1962, and the company soon spread across the Atlantic. Since its incorporation in the U.S. in 1973, Clivus Multrum has manufactured and sold compost toilets and greywater systems in North America and beyond.
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