Waste, the kind that humans flush down the toilet, consumes vast amounts of water and can cause the spread of disease when disposed of in unsanitary ways. Human waste is an issue in the developed and developing world. Requiring large infrastructure – namely sewers and treatment plants – dealing with waste consumes vast resources (think [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Toilet’
Gates Foundation Aims to “Reinvent the Toilet”
August 15th, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Clean Technology, Conservation, Eric Wilson, News 
Tags: California, Hydrogen Economy, Public Health, Solar Energy, Toilet, Video, Waste, Water 
No Comments »New Year’s Resolutions
January 6th, 2012 Megan Stilley For the past few years I have been trying to take steps to be more sustainable. It started when I was an undergraduate and joined the campus environmental group. Recycling has always been a habit, so it wasn’t something I had to change. I did begin riding my bike and walking everywhere possible; a college [...]
Posted in Behavior, Green Products, Recylcing Tags: Cloth Diapers, Denver, Food, Gardening, Megan Stilley, Toilet, Vegetarian, Water Conservation No Comments »Los Angeles’ Staples Center Rooftop Solar Array
February 24th, 2011 Eric Wilson While watching the National Basketball Association’s All-Star weekend recently, I was distracted by the aerial shots of the Staples Center’s roof. Having grown up in Los Angeles (admittedly a Clippers fan in an era of Lakers Showtime dominance), I was interested in watching what seemed like the first Clipper All-Star in my lifetime. However, the [...]
Are Waterless Urinals Getting the Flush?
October 27th, 2010 Chris DeArmond Editor’s Note: Chris DeArmond recently graduated from Dickinson College with a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and International Business & Management. His undergraduate experience analyzing the quota systems on printing and laundry engendered an interest in environmental sustainability. Specifically, he is interested in what the private sector is doing – through innovative practices and products – [...]
Dual and Low-flush Toilets
February 12th, 2009 Eric Wilson Water is perhaps the single most precious resource upon which humans depend. The rule of three dictates that an individual can survive up to 3 weeks without food, but only 3 days without water in harsh conditions. This begs the question, why do we flush water down the toilet? Caroma USA, the US subsidiary of [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Products Tags: EPA, Toilet, USGBC, Water, Water Conservation, Zero Waste No Comments »
