TECHNOLOGY & DATA


Technology – a force for good in the washroom


It could be argued that technology is an unnecessary add-on in the public toilet, but it’s increasingly being used to make facilities more sustainable and accessible to the world’s most vulnerable people. Lee Radzki from Tork manufacturer Essity looks at the many ways in which technology is proving to be a force for good in the toilet.


This year’s Chelsea Flower Show featured a most unusual exhibit – an off-grid toilet that formed part of a Garden of the Future display.


The state-of-the-art facility was the result of pioneering new technology developed at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire. Cranfield’s Circular Toilet processes


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washroom waste on site using ultraviolet light and a carbon filtration system. Waste is turned into clean solids without the need for a sewer or septic tank connection.


The Garden of the Future exhibit aimed to highlight the challenges of climate change and global sanitation. It incorporated climate-resilient crops such as sweet potatoes,


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