While browsing for modern and eco-friendly home appliances, I came across a concept which, even though I have seen green enthusiasts build it before, I don’t think there is another one so well designed and integrated. I am talking about the combination of sinks and toilets in bathrooms!
Spanish company Roca is created the W+W, a single-body, eco-friendly combination of a sink and a toilet that uses the water from the sink to flush the toilet. The process is not as simple as it sounds, but the bottom line is it saves water.
The W+W is a L-shaped, internally integrated, one-piece combination of a sink and a toilet. All of the water that falls into the sink is filtered to separate larger waste (maybe you dropped a piece of toothpaste?) from the water, and the liquid passes to a small treatment tank where it is purified. The treatment tank is connected with the cistern which uses the purified water when the toilet is flushed. This setup saves 20% or more of the water that would have otehrwise been used.
In addition, the uni-body sink-toilet has a smart faucet which, when turned on, uses only cold water to avoid starting the boiler unless it is needed.
Quite frankly I haven’t figured this part out yet, but it sounds like if you are in a rush and need hot water you will have to exercise some patience. Actually, that’s not a bad thing.
Over all this product is pretty cool. “A meeting of the ways between sophistication and love for the planet” as the company’s brochure says. Check Roca out!
