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Toilets are an opportunity to reclaim plant nutrients from food which has been partially "processed" by humans. Instead, they are more often used to create [[water pollution]] or to contaminate the envirnoment and spread [[disease]].
Toilets are an opportunity to reclaim plant nutrients from food which has been partially "processed" by humans. At present though, they are more often used to create [[water pollution]] or to contaminate the environment and spread [[disease]].


[[Ecosanitation]] and [[composting toilets]] are attempts to close the nutrient cycle.
* [[Composting toilets]]
* [[Seawater toilet]]; developed by Tessa van den Brandt
* [[Vacuum toilet]]; developed by Grietje Zeeman /DeSaH
* [[Microwave toilet]]; developed by Georgios Stefanidis
* [[Algae toilet]]; developed by Bas Ibelings ([[NIOO-KNAW]])<ref>NWT magazine, february 2012</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
 
* [[Ecosanitation]]
* [[Sanitation]]
* [[Sanitation]]
* [[Plumbing]]
* [[Plumbing]]

Revision as of 13:45, 3 October 2012

Toilets are an opportunity to reclaim plant nutrients from food which has been partially "processed" by humans. At present though, they are more often used to create water pollution or to contaminate the environment and spread disease.

See also

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  1. NWT magazine, february 2012
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