We take it for granted that urinals flush. With each pull of the lever, gallons of clean water come to whisk away a few ounces of pee. If you think about it, it’s actually pretty wasteful, and the ...

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. This month at last it became legal to install waterless urinals in Minnesota. You can ...

The college I attend has recently built a few new buildings. The restrooms in these buildings contain these. What a terrible idea. First of all, the maintenance requirements are pretty high. Every day ...

In a laboratory 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, a mechanical penis sputters to life. A technician starts a timer as a stream of water erupts from the apparatus's brass tip, arcing into a urinal ...

Sanitary fixtures in men’s rooms don’t make for polite conversation. Nor would many people want to read about them over a morning cup of coffee. But it’s Jan Aceti’s job to encourage people to think ...

ARLINGTON, VA. — The U.S. Army's Facilities Policy Division and Installation Management Agency have changed the specification for new construction and major retrofits to now specify waterless urinals.

May 17, 2007 It's not our favourite subject, but it has the potential of saving the average office building around 2.3 million litres of water each year. Caroma's H2Zero Cube Urinal is completely ...

ST. PAUL, MINN. – Lawmakers here have lifted a statewide ban on waterless urinals initially supported by a trade group that wanted amendments to the state’s plumbing code addressing the water-saving ...

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It would seem at least arguable that mankind’s progress could be traced through the history of human waste disposal. An out-of-the-way tree or isolated bush eventually gave way to the outhouse, and ...

Q.: A few weeks ago you mentioned that the new waterless urinals on the market can be a water-saving option to install in new homes. I have two questions for you. How do they work? And are they a good ...

Southern California has seen its fair share of drought and times of limited water supply. But a new waterless urinal could be part of the solution. Around the world, millions of gallons of water are ...