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How Toilets could be different



Smart toilets could test for diseases / monitor health

In-home toilets with waste collection could be available in areas without sewer systems

Sinks could be above toilets

Public toilets could be self-cleaning

Urinals could be splash-free

Porta-potties could make waste collection / conversion easy, provide jobs, and include handwashing stations

Human waste could be turned into energy, insect feed, and/or fertilizer

Greywater recycling could be used

Porta-potty public restrooms could be nice and found through an app

Toilets could be cleaned with electrolyzed water

Governments could invest in large scale toilet construction, maintenance, waste disposal, user feedback/design, sewer systems, and behavioral change/public campaigns

Single use, compostable toilets could be available in developing countries and humanitarian crises

Composting toilets could be available in areas lacking sanitation

Toilets could be high-tech (white noise, music, heated seats, bidets)

Toilets could be squatted upon

Toilets could have bidets

Pit latrines could be closed off from open air

Local governments could be encouraged and enabled to construct sewage systems

Toilets could have motion-activated night lights

Toilets could be dual-flush