This month at last it became legal to install waterless urinals in Minnesota. You can thank me later, after you stop snickering. One of my last investigations for WCCO-TV had to do with the strange ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I know you’re a plumber, not a marriage counselor. But I hope you can settle a dispute that my husband and I are having over our new bathroom plans. We read you column often, and because of your ...

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 ...

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 ...

What’s happening in our men’s rooms? Waterless urinals? Flies on the porcelain? Here’s one fact that struck me. Each commercial-use waterless urinal can save between 15,000 and 45,000 gallons of water ...

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 ...