Certifications

Certifications and Standards

At Separett, we are committed to delivering products that meet the highest quality, safety, and environmental standards. Our certifications reflect our dedication to providing innovative, reliable, and eco-friendly solutions for modern, waterless sanitation needs.

Each of our certifications demonstrates compliance with rigorous international and regional standards, ensuring that our products perform as promised while protecting public health and the environment. These achievements underline our efforts to provide our customers with confidence and peace of mind when choosing Separett solutions.

Why Certifications Matter

Certifications validate the quality and safety of our products, ensuring they meet the specific needs of customers and comply with local and global regulations. They also highlight our continuous investment in improving our designs and manufacturing processes to remain at the forefront of sustainable sanitation technology.

Our Certification Highlights

Below are some of the certifications and standards that demonstrate the integrity of our products. Click on any certification to learn more about its significance and the products it applies to:

State Approval

Separett toilets are sometimes grouped together with composting toilets, but from a regulatory and technical standpoint they fall into a different category.

Separett toilets are urine-diverting, waterless systems designed to hygienically collect and separate solid and liquid waste at the source. The treatment process does not take place within the unit. Any further handling or composting of the collected material occurs outside the product, in accordance with local regulations and user practices.

Because Separett toilets do not perform a complete composting process within the unit, they are generally not classified as composting toilets in state-approved listings that require in-unit biological treatment. As a result, they are typically not included in official composting toilet approval lists in U.S. states where such classifications are maintained.

However, this does not mean that Separett toilets are prohibited. In practice, installation is often permitted under alternative or miscellaneous wastewater product categories, depending on the state and local authority.

For example, in the state of Idaho, Separett Villa and Separett Tiny are listed as Miscellaneous Wastewater Disposal Products, allowing their use under the applicable regulatory framework. Refer to the Idaho Technical Guidance Manual for further details.

NSF/ANSI Standard 41

Many products classified as composting toilets in the United States are required to meet NSF/ANSI Standard 41, which applies to systems that treat and stabilize waste within the unit.

Since Separett toilets are designed as collection and separation systems rather than in-unit treatment systems, they do not fall within the scope of NSF/ANSI 41 and cannot be certified under this standard.

Certification for Maritime Use

Separett or any similar toilets are not specifically classified by the U.S. Coast Guard as Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs). However, when installed and used in a way that prevents any overboard discharge of treated or untreated sewage, they function similarly to a Type III MSD, which is defined as a device designed to prevent the discharge of sewage.

Type III devices that store sewage at ambient air pressure and temperature are not subject to formal U.S. Coast Guard certification, provided they meet the requirement of preventing overboard discharge (33 CFR 159.53(c)). It should be noted that the U.S. Coast Guard does not certify or approve toilets themselves.