It is elegant. It is simplistic. It is compact. And fits into small apartments easier. Yet it is a multi-tasking unit. A toilet-sink by Roca, the bathroom products major Roca. It can bring down water consumption by 25 per cent from a standard flush.
Combination products like this have been around in Japan for many years, but what is different about Roca’s product is that its wash come water closet looks more functional and has some new features unlike other products. It uses Roca’s `water-reuse technology’. It has an automatic cleaning system that avoids flushing bacteria into the unit’s in-built cistern. This avoids unpleasant odour. Practically speaking this saves that enormous waste of fuel in transporting treatable water to huge treatment plants and instead offers a home solution to reuse water from the wash basin. It also takes care of those lingering doubts in our minds if water we have used is sent to treatment plants or if it has been dumped in the ocean!
It may take ages before innovations to reuse all of used water come into effect. But this one is a step in that direction for sure.
The product was displayed at London Design Festival.
Posted by Radhika on October 1, 2009 in Around the Home, Cool Products, Design, Eco Design, Environment, Lifestyle, Luxury · 0 Comment
