Latest Toilets Stories
NEENAH, Wis., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech-savvy parents who use iPhones now have a new tool to help tackle potty training - the iGo Potty app. Developed by the Kimberly-Clark Pull-Ups brand, iGo Potty is the world's first branded potty training app, from the leaders in training pants, designed to help parents keep kids engaged and on track toward success. The new app is now available for free in the iTunes App Store. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100819/AQ53006) (Photo:...
NASA trainees may have to go through some rather tough training to become full-fledged astronauts, but one of those tasks everyday people take for granted may be trickier than thought. Learning to use the bathroom in outer space is tricky business. That's why NASA has a specially designed training room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston where astronauts can carefully sharpen their skills before being launched into orbit. Astronaut Michael Massimino recently gave a behind-the-scenes look...
SWALMEN, The Netherlands, April 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - Van Houtum Introduces Satino Black, the Most Environmentally Friendly Toilet Paper in the World Today, paper producer Van Houtum is introducing the most environmentally friendly toilet paper in the world at the ISSA Interclean in the RAI Amsterdam. Satino Black is the only truly CO2-neutral toilet paper made with 100% recycled paper and an environmentally friendly production process, and yet it is just as soft and...
MORROW, Ga., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In a fast paced and ever-changing society, cultivating ways to infuse peace and tranquility into daily routines can sometimes be a challenge. Today's homeowners long to bring the indulgences they experience in hotels and spas into their own homes, as the modern day bathroom has moved far past simply a shower and a shave. Creating a peaceful bathroom sanctuary can help introduce small luxuries into life and is sure to elevate one's mood and outlook....
CHICAGO, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Coway will revolutionize bathroom culture at KBIS 2010 with their Premium Bidet product line. After a year of research and development, the Coway's bidet, especially the BA13 model, has been designed with U.S. customers in mind, and is intended to change the way Americans think of bidets. Now, along with the steam shower, multi-jet whirlpool, and separate wet room, Americans will consider the bidet as a must-have item to upgrade their bathroom. Installing a...
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Modern Technologies Corporation (AMTC) has announced today the availability of a water saving green urinal handle for the commercial restroom. The HALF-FLUSH retrofit flush handle for urinals is an industry first. It is designed to reduce the flush volume of a urinal by one half. In addition to their HALF-FLUSH retrofit urinal handle, AMTC also offers a solution for the toilet. AMTC's DUALFLUSH retrofit flush handle for toilets...
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Bemis Manufacturing Company, the world leader in toilet seat engineering and design, has extended its popular commercial toilet seat fastening system to the metal hinge products in its residential Mayfair® Designer Series(TM) of molded wood toilet seats. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100330/CG75647) The STA-TITE® Seat Fastening System(TM), which eliminates the problem of loose and wobbly toilet seats in high-use...
GIBRALTAR, England, March 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Strange things happen everywhere and on the toilet is no exception. From snakes in the bowl to babies' births and jackpot winners in between, no one is safe from oddity when sitting on the toilet. Strange things happen all the time, but it's not every day that something this strange happens while sitting on the toilet seat. A seven foot python was removed the other day after it was found peeking out of a toilet bowl in Howard...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Niagara Conservation, a leading manufacturer of water- and energy-saving products, continues to revolutionize the conservation landscape with the introduction of the Stealth System product kit. The Stealth System includes the ultra-high-efficiency (UHET) Stealth toilet, which is EPA Water Sense® certified and the first and only toilet available with the ability to achieve a powerful, quiet flush using just 0.8 gallons of water. In addition,...
People in seven European countries have positive attitudes toward a new eco-friendly toilet that could substantially reduce pollution problems and conserve water and nutrients, scientists in Switzerland are reporting. Their article, which calls on authorities to give wider support for the innovative toilet technology, is in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal.Judit Lienert and Tove Larsen note in the article that the so-called NoMix toilet collects urine...
