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Water efficiency I: Cities

Holden: Figures 1 and 1a: Dry sanitation pedestal

Photo of dry sanitation pedestal in the master bedroom's en-suite bathroom

Left: The dry sanitation pedestal in use in this bathroom looks virtually identical to an ordinary flush toilet pedestal...

Below: Only in this closeup view do the differences show, with the front half of the pedestal configured to direct urine into a 25-liter container, while the back half leads to a shallow chamber with a 30-liter bucket to collect feces.

Detail of dry sanitation pedestal showing the front-half urinal and back-half feces collection unit

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