http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-10466959-247.html
Now how would you plumb this, and how are you gonna store the urine? Don’t think this has been thought out well enough.
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Should I begin to list the things that Europeans think Americans haven't thought out very well?
This idea has been around for a few years that I'm aware of. I've read articles in American engineering and plumbing journals that endorse the concept.
It's one of those things that respond to a need somewhere else that we're not worried about--yet.
Like smog in L.A compared to smog in Havre, MT, or water conservation in Phoenix compared to Seattle.
No-mix toilet
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/opinion/27george.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=yellow%20is%20the%20new%20green&st=cse
Have read that these toilets have problems with mineral buildup and corrosion from the urine.
My young daughters won't reach the "back" for some years yet - does that mean I would have to keep a scooper handy to move it into the right opening?
Not to mention that in western society the stored urine is likely to have all sorts of substrances such as hormones, painkillers and other medications, that I wouldn't want fertilizing my lettuce.
How about this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_8563000/8563472.stm -- about the 4th item in.
German Shelf Toilet
Anyone who's had a tour in Germany while in the service will remember their first encounter with the German "shelf" toilet and the giggles and jokes that followed. We all came to believe that the Germans had an attachment to their feces not enjoyed by Americans. This toilet reminds me of that older one.