Could horse poo help save the planet?
An industrial designer has come up with the idea of a waterless toilet actually made of horse dung, which she believes could be a big help to the 40% of the world’s population that does not have access to proper toilets.
Virginia Gardiner’s loo design is comprised of 90% horse dung. The toilet effectively becomes a storage device for human waste. The full loo can then be sealed and be taken to outdoor biogestors where the complete package is converted into biofuel for cooking.
London-based Gardiner, a contributor to Dwell magazine, believes human poo has the potential to be a valuable commodity – a country mile away from the flush-and-forget attitude of many in the Western world.
Gardiner’s invention has the potential to reduce illness and death among those without access to proper toilets.
The idea has already received recognition. It was a finalist in the Buckminster Fuller Challenge and was acknowledged at the AIGA Aspen Design Challenge.
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Hei………. interesting news which promotes ecological sanitation. What we need is the attitudinal change to use this kind of innovation. How about the efficiency of producing bio-fuel?