NOV 23

This seems more like a space saver than water saver. A simple pipe from a separate sink could be used. Yes, I do wash my hands after using the toilet, but use only a tiny fraction of a toilet tank of water. A shower, clothes or dish washing machine output would be more practical, but getting grey water uphill seems to be the biggest problem.

They have these all over Japan already and have for quite some time. When I was there last winter it was a bit confusing at first but it definitely made sense. I'm not sure if it was for space saving or water preservation, but this is the same culture that has family members cleaning themselves first and then sharing bathwater, traditionally. So, yes, good idea, but not a new one.

We were amused and surprised to find the only dual-flush toilet in all of the US in an awesome Portland vegan restaurant... dual flush are compulsory here (Australia) and only use 3/6 litres, not the whopping 10-12 litres like the big yank tanks

My aunt has one of these in her house... but they're not common here yet.

My aunt had these in her home when I visited her in Japan about 10 years ago. I must say it's a little weird washing your hands in the same device that you just did your business in.

Man, am I the only person in the United States who has had a toilet sink (or whatever you want to call it) for years and years? I was kind of under the impression that this was old news, since even our podunk hardware store sells several different models.

I tried one of them. It was very hard to get comfortable because the faucet prevented me from sitting on it properly.

Also, the flushing is very difficult unless you turn on the hot water tap (which seems to help dissolve the waste).

I always had an idea for a system that routes the cold water that comes from the shower before the hot water reaches it into the toilet tank. I think it would save much more water than this.

It about time this sort of thing started popping up.

Why isn't the tank simply made larger on one side (right, in the photo) - it could hold more water, making matters more predictable, and be easier to use ?!

Looks good, but the toilet is in the way. It would make it easier for a child to wash their hands.

there is also a dual flush tank at a pizza place here in portland...and my big "yank tank" has a couple of filled soda bottles in them to help conserve.

This is genius!
you could have the Tank NEXT TO the toilet though
one should make this mandatory in public toilets (cafes, restaurants etc.)

you can pee in sink, is practicly joke, ha ha!

The http://greenhome.huddler.com/p...k-lid-sink enables this functionality for any toilet and is reasonably priced. After the first time I used it, I couldn't believe they weren't more common. Thanks for calling more attention to this dead simple water saver!

I don't really want to straddle my toilet when washing my hands and brushing my teeth.

Composting toilets use no water at all and produce valuable nutrients for soil. I guess people are grossed out be the idea of turning their own crap into compost. It's still a great thing and I wish it would catch on.

And the prize ???

Do we use that much water washing our hands/brushing our teeth? How about taking water from the shower instead?

Some very wise veggie farmers I know, keep a sealable container half full of sawdust to collect urine, They use this material, once saturated, to grow very fine veggies. I have tasted the veggies. They are very good! One day, we will do as in parts of India and China, and have new and better topsoil from compost too. One day, in sadder times we will look back at our extravagant and arrogant ways and weep at our own foolishness. For now, we are haughty and proud, as much as we will be humbled in shame for what we wasted, in the depths of the new republican depression. By the end of Obama's four years these words will ring true in your heads. The party is over America!

great idea for saving water and space

... I really don't want toothpaste spit and shaving scum in my toilet. I like the cold shower water idea better.

they have these in the jails in Phoenix, AZ except the sink is a water fountain it's really quite atrocious

Oh! Amazing idea! Very ecologic and practice idea for recycling water.

It's a urinal and a sit-down potty in one! Ha ha...

And the reason we like our bowl water to be "pristine" is because sometimes you get splashies that get you on the butt. Totally unpleasant to have nasty 2nd-hand water all over your rear.

Yanks are culturally incapable of exchanging individual comfort for the benefit of the majority. Imagine thinking it's too much trouble to straddle a toilet or have impure water splash onto your American ass when the vast majorty use sq

Looks like a convenient way to do an UPPER DECKER.

It would seem to be different to stand near the sink long enough to wash hands properly

As some others have pointed out, these have been around for a long time in Japan. I lived there in the late 1980's and they were everywhere. Here's a simple picture and explanation. I think the Japanese version is better, frankly; the bowl extending out looks like it would poke you in the back or head while you were sitting on the toilet. The Japanese toilet's sink is smaller than we're used to, but it's really not a problem.

If it's yellow it's mellow. If it's gold it's old. If it's brown flush it down. How's that for efficiency?

This is a terrific idea, although I agree, straddling the toilet to wash your hands could be awkward. Currently our company carries Dual Flush toilets which have recently become a building requirement in Vancouver, BC (yay Vancouver!).

I'm really excited about the possibilities of grey-water recycling, but it's not yet permitted in building codes here -- soon I hope, as I know grey-water impacts are being researched and the BC government is REALLY pushing green building initiatives.

This idea is not new at all. I have been wondering for years why America wasn't catching on to this. In Japan, in addition to the heated toilet seats, they have these duel system toilets. The only problem with them is the lack of water temp options. Im in Japan now, and on cold days it sucks to have to wash your hands with freezing cold water. I wonder about this "new" products water temp options. I would love to see America using these things...just makes sense. Of course lets not forget the gray water systems as an alternative (not to wash your hands with obviously).

Hallelujah! A mere wenty-one years after I first saw this in common use in Japan, and subsequently tried and tried to find one for sale back in the US!

...not wenty! Also I want to point out that you do not need to straddle the seat to use it. Standing off to the side works fine, as I recall.

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We don't recommend dual flush loos because they are valve systems and valves leak. Some leak from brand new, but most that we encounter professionally leak within a year or two and you end up using more water than with a normal toilet.

Try the 'interflush' toilet adaption device instead as this can never leak and you only use the amount of water needed to clear the bowl.

interesting toliets, this is a good idea

Why not just install a One2flush adaptor to a regular toilet. Mine works great and I'm saving money and water. I got mine at www.beingwater.com