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For quite some time now, environmentalists have been urging the world to abandon western toilets and try and adapt to the Asian, water saving pots. But nobody wants to do their potty in the uncomfortable Asian style pots. Consequently, the water saving.

Swedish firm, Wost Man Ecology, have created an innovative toilet that converts human waste into manure. Termed Dry Toilet this could be the answer to all the toilet problems in poor countries. These novel toilets are based on 19th century European.

Life before rainwater harvesting was tough for the people of Kurubarahalli. Women had to fetch water four kms away and open air toilets were a constant embarrassment. So tired were the women folks that they resolved to change the face of their...