courtesty of the San Francisco Business Times
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that would require all new construction in California to use toilets and urinals that are more water-efficient. Assemblyman John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) said AB 715 is the first of its kind in the nation and will yield savings of more than …
Continue reading California governor signs water-efficient toilet billcourtesty of Telegraph.co.uk – by Duncan Hooper
Health and sanitation experts from 40 countries will meet in New Delhi later this month for the seventh World Toilet Summit to find ways to provide toilets for everyone by 2025.
The summit’s goal is to introduce toilets for everyone
An estimated 2.6 billion people have no access …
Continue reading India to Host World Toilet SummitTill the year 2001 there was a lot of consumer dissatisfaction with 1.6 gallon per flush toilets. The manufactures had to design and build them to meet a government water conservation deadline and in many cases simply didn’t produce a good flushing 1.6 gpf toilet initially. They blamed the Congress. The consumer blamed the manufacturer …
Continue reading Do you have a recommendation on low flush toilets?NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2007 Release #07-108
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 369-4786 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Rheem’s Media Contact: Laura Butler, (334) 260-1513
Tankless Water Heaters Recalled for Repair Due to …
Continue reading Tankless Water Heaters RecallNEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 14, 2007; Release #07-104
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 928-7867
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary …
Continue reading Zoeller Pump Co. Recalls Septic Pumps Due to Shock Hazardcourtesy of Times Argus – by Mark Albury
“Another exciting event to hit the sporting scene is toilet tossing.
During last year’s annual Blue Tip Festival in Toledo, Ohio, the Kohler Company held a contest where participants hurled 45-pound ‘Bathroom Thrones’ through the air.
The winning toss received a complementary toilet from the company.
If …
Continue reading Toilet Tossing ContestXinhua – China – August 22, 2006
SHENZHEN — The old saying that there’s no accounting for good taste applies to a local restaurant chain here where the decor is all about toilets and the food is supposed to be kind of crappy.
Known for its slogan “dinning on a toilet”, the restaurant is decorated …
Continue reading Toilet restaurants attract trendy young peoplecourtesy of Sci Fi Tech – by Adam Frucci
We’ve already seen a toilet-paper dispenser that doubles as an iPod speaker dock, but that’s not even close to being integrated enough for a Japanese bathroom experience.
Here’s how they do it across the Pacific: a toilet that doubles as an MP3 player.
It comes with …
Continue reading Only in Japan: the music-playing toiletcourtesy of ADNKRONOS International, Mumbai
(AKI) – A person who doesn’t have a toilet at home, can’t have a political career. This is the rule applied in some local administrations in southern India and may soon be applied to Mumbai and the state of Maharashtra. According sources within the state’s administration, of which Mumbai is …
Continue reading India: No Career in Politics Without a Toilet at Homecourtesy of YorkRegion.com – Chris Traber
Workplaces, particularly during the cold and flu season, can be hazardous to your health, according to local and American health experts.
The average work station is a veritable bacteria cafeteria infested with more germs per square inch than the office toilet seat, a recent University of Arizona study revealed.…
Continue reading Toilet seats often cleaner than your desk at work