Dutch dyke building spills over into design: New toilets separate fluids from solids
August 20, 2007
The Dutch have a way with water. That’s not just nice alliteration, but unsalted truth. Their dyke building is taking an unexpected twist; in a drive to save the environment, the Dutch have manufactured toilets that come with a little dyke to separate urine from excrement. The change is as simple as it is subtle. But the effect on the environment is drastic.
Read the rest of the article: OhMyNews, 20 August 2007
Hello from Nord Holland,
Japanese toilets go one better. They are bidets that clean with soap and water, eliminating the use of toilet paper. The deluxe models lift the lid when someone approaches, closes it when they leave, plays music, keep the seat warm in cold Japanese wc’s, deoderize and send information about blood pressure and other medical measurements from urine directly from the receptacle to the doctor via cable internet.
I read that about 50% of Japanese households have at least the simple one -more than have computers. This should be a world standard with a positive effect on the enviornment and personal hygene with multiple other benifits.