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Why waterfree urinals? Well, Falcon Waterfree Technologies, leading manufacturers of these bad boys, says that up to 5% of all fresh water consumed is used to carry away urine (probably even more in places where they drink a lot of coffee). Now I for one don't want to see tiny kids going thirsty just so that my pee can have an easier ride down to the sewage processing plant, so I am totally down with this idea.

Waterfree urinals look like the standard variety (see pic) but, as per the name, use zero water. So what makes them different from, say, a bucket? Well, the tech is simple but sophisticated. Bodily fluids flow into a cartridge which collects "uric sediment " (probably as disgusting as it sounds) before passing through a layer of liquid sealant and heading down the drain. Falcon estimates that on average a single W-F urinal can save 40,000 gallons of fresh water a year.

Apparently waterfree urinals have been around for a while, and they even have a couple installed at the Taj Mahal. And hey, if it's good enough for the ancestral rulers of India, it's good enough for your local Hooters.

via Green Technology