Question: Hi, Ed. I consider you my pen-pal plumber and I need a plumbing mystery solved. On a recent visit to our new public library, I had the privilege of using a "waterless urinal." My question: ...

In a laboratory 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, a mechanical penis sputters to life. A technician starts a timer as a stream of water erupts from the apparatus's brass tip, arcing into a urinal ...

Southern California has seen its fair share of drought and times of limited water supply. But a new waterless urinal could be part of the solution. Around the world, millions of gallons of water are ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

We take it for granted that urinals flush. With each pull of the lever, gallons of clean water come to whisk away a few ounces of pee. If you think about it, it’s actually pretty wasteful, and the ...

ALBANY — The Department of Environmental Conservation's effort to maintain eco-friendly bathrooms at its downtown headquarters has made quite a splash but not in the way the state intended. DEC has ...

ST. PAUL, MINN. – Lawmakers here have lifted a statewide ban on waterless urinals initially supported by a trade group that wanted amendments to the state’s plumbing code addressing the water-saving ...

ARLINGTON, VA. — The U.S. Army's Facilities Policy Division and Installation Management Agency have changed the specification for new construction and major retrofits to now specify waterless urinals.

The college I attend has recently built a few new buildings. The restrooms in these buildings contain these. What a terrible idea. First of all, the maintenance requirements are pretty high. Every day ...