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Saltwater Toilets May Soon Begin Saving Fresh Water Around the World Thanks to New Red Sea Bacteria

Saudi Arabian scientists have discovered a new bacteria that is 90% successful in treating wastewater from saltwater toilets.

Old New York City Toilets Used to Reintroduce Oysters

These old potties weren't going to get many more miles on them until they were put to use repopulating the oysters of the New York Harbor.
toilets, by Jean Lucho -Ecological Sanitation Project

Occupy Sandy Spreads Beyond New York, To Bring Toilets To Storm Damaged Haiti

The damage from Hurricane Sandy might seem like it all happened around New York, but the storm had a long path before it hit...
Bill Gates Toilet Fair August 2012 - BMGF

Bill Gates Funds Futuristic Toilets: No Piped Water, Sewer or Electricity Needed

Poop in, clean water out. Bill Gates has invested more than three million dollars on behalf of the 2.6 billion people around the world who...
recycled debris tile by FireClayTile

Trash To Treasure: Toilets in Landfills Become Artful Tiles

You wouldn't expect a landfill to be a place where you could turn something (with a high yuck factor) into a thing of beauty....

Encouraging People to Buy High-Efficiency Toilets

Manitoba is trying to encourage people to stop flushing so much water and money away. The province has announced a new WaterSmart conservation program...

Glamorous Public Toilets Open in Times Square

Today Charmin unveils the first ever, fully-staffed, deluxe public restrooms in New York City's Times Square just in time for the holiday season. The...

Good News in History September 20

Happy 36th Birthday to the pious, dedicated family man Khabib Nurmagomedov, who also happens to be a UFC Hall of Famer, and is considered...

Good News in History, August 23

Happy 73rd Birthday to DC's own Lisa Halaby, famously known to the world as Queen Noor of Jordan. The second-generation Washingtonian married King Hussein...

Good News in History, August 10

179 years ago today, one of the absolute most important forerunners of the modern Kazakh nation-state was born. Abai Qunanbaiuly, known around Eurasia simply...

Tiny ‘Frog Saunas’ Help Endangered Amphibians Fight off Fungal Disease

In humans, sauna use is so beneficial that some medical researchers are attempting to add it to the standard of care for those at...

11 Acres of Plant-infused Green Roofs Go ‘Blue’–Capturing Rainwater in Flood-Prone Amsterdam

Amsterdam's roofs have just been converted into a giant sponge that will make the city more climate resilient. The Dutch have always been famous for...

First Fully-Electric MLS Soccer Stadium Being Built in New York City Could Transform the Whole Neighborhood

New York City Football Club (NYCFC) recently revealed their proposal for a new soccer stadium in Willets Point, Queens, that would be totally electric,...

Pipe Dreams Comes True For Top Tradesmen at the First National Plumbing Championship

On a mission to elevate the profile of plumbers, the first-ever Plumbing National Championship attracted the crème de la crème of American tradespeople to...

Shrimpers and Crabbers Get Paid to Collect Abandoned Traps, Saving Wildlife from Derelict Fishing Hazards

Fishermen in Mississippi are getting paid to collect derelict crab traps, saving wildlife from getting caught in them. A bounty of $5 is offered for...

Man Builds Cozy Treehouse to Post on AirBnB and Earns Enough to Quit His Job (LOOK)

Keen to quit his day job, a West Virginian has built a quaint, beautifully furnished treehouse for Airbnb. It will pair with his other, rather...

Wimbledon Sports a Huge Smiling face – And it’s Made of Tennis Balls

Outside of Court No.1 at Wimbledon, artists turned a photo of a happy boy from Madagascar named Tefy into a giant mosaic made entirely...

New Google Headquarters Uses ‘Dragonscale’ Solar Panels to Capture Sunlight From All Angles

A new Google campus in California is fulfilling its goal of working with green energy 90% of the time—in part by powering its building...

Why Senegal Winning Africa’s Biggest Sports Trophy is the Ultimate Feel-Good Story

For the first time in their country's history, the talented footballing nation of Senegal has taken home Africa's finest sporting prize: The African Cup. They...

Camping Travelers Can Rent Old, Empty Churches in UK to Help Pay for Historical Upkeep

In the UK, historic churches are becoming unique destinations for an overnight stay in nature—at the same time that money is being raised to...