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Breathable fabric for our loos? Seriously?!

toiletwomanFebruary 11, 20152 Comments

2015-02-25T21:59:32+00:00

A new "eco-vapour" toilet system being tested in two cities in India (Puri and Kanpur) uses a breathable fabric that traps human waste and allows only water vapour molecules to escape. ...

Chennai—A city where thieves love toilets

toiletwomanFebruary 4, 2015No Comment

2015-02-27T12:56:19+00:00

It seems thieves in Chennai have taken the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan very seriously.Last December the Corporation of Chennai and Pune-based firm Saraplast found that a modular toilet that they had installed on a pavement in Mullai Nagar, Tondiarpet, had vanished overnight....

Your poop could save lives and also pay you!

toiletwomanJanuary 31, 2015No Comment

2015-02-25T22:20:19+00:00

Do you know that your poop could treat people suffering from infections caused by a certain bacteria called C. difficile? Well, we didn’t. Since 2013, OpenBiome has been processing and shipping loads of poop all over the U.S. and thus curing thousands of people. You see, people who are infected with this bacteria need healthy fecal matter in their gut in order to survive — otherwise they need to be on constant antibiotic treatment....

Thoughtspace

This cute song will make you fall for your loo!

toiletwomanFebruary 1, 2015No Comment

2015-03-03T09:02:51+00:00

Your loo is the most important thing in your house. Think what would have happened if you had no toilet in your house. Not a nice thought, right? So, it is time to say ‘Thank You’ to your loo....

Wacky social experiment shows what happens when a girl needs to pee

toiletwomanJanuary 4, 2015No Comment

2015-02-01T17:15:35+00:00

Apart from public toilets, there is lot of space for men in India to pee— behind bus-stands, sidewalks, lampposts, etc. But what happens when a girl needs to pee and can’t find a toilet? Watch this wacky video which brings to fore the disparity in our public conveniences. It is time to demand Loo Equality!...