Composting toilets help to conserve water


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Dry toilets save water by using sawdust rather than flushing waste away. Photo: PHILIPP VON DITFURTH/dpa

Sawdust will be a key component in tomorrow's toilets.

It is part of the basic kit that makes up a composting toilet, at least those created by S'Klo, a company from the Black Forest in Germany. Most other firms in the business use a similar model.

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