Ten inventive toilet designs that rethink the conventional loo
Following the news that designer Archie Read has developed a toilet that uses a conveyor belt rather than water to dispose of waste, here is a roundup of 10 innovative loos including a prototype that combusts excrement into ashes and a lavatory for Mars.
In recent years, designers have come up with numerous ideas for toilets as part of the global effort to provide safe, hygienic and effective sanitation in regions from India to Mars.
These innovations include developing alternatives to water or electricity-powered toilets, as well as creating more accessible alternatives to traditional waste disposal techniques. Many respond to the fact that the World Health Organization estimates around 2.8 billion people globally are forced to use unsafe sanitation facilities. While some of the below are already in use in specific locations, many are still concepts designed for use in future societies.
Here are 10 inventive toilet designs from the Dezeen archive:
Image courtesy of Archie Read
Sandi Toilet by Archie ReadÂ
Brunel University graduate Archie Read invented a waterless toilet called Sandi, designed for rural, sub-Saharan Africa locations where many people are living without safe sanitation.
Users fill the toilet's tank with sand or a similarly dry and powered material such as sawdust to stop faeces from sticking to the belt. After using, the toilet is "flushed" with a lever that activates the belt to carry the waste to a bin underneath which is sealed off by a spr...
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