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I'm kind of surprised that new plans were drawn up when a perfectly serviceable toilet design[1] has been done and in production for much less[2]. This doesn't
by jerrysievert 4y ago
I'm kind of surprised that new plans were drawn up when a perfectly serviceable toilet design[1] has been done and in production for much less[2].
This doesn't get rid of the permitting process, but it has been debugged and is already working in multiple cities.
1. https://portlandloo.com https://portlandloo.com
2. https://pffcdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Portland-Loo-Presentation-DC-march-2017-1.pdf https://pffcdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Portland-Loo-P... - $90,000 + estimated install costs of $4000
- bombcar 4y ago"Not invented here" is not just a problem at companies like Google. And how dare you suggest that SF could use something named after another city!
- jerrysievert 4y agoI mean, they could rename them. but very good point about NIH-syndrome. it's a shame that so much money needs to be spent when another solution has shown to work so well.
- silverlake 4y agoThis leaves people exposed from the openings at the top and bottom. The one in Paris is completely closed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanisette#/media/File:SanisetteWiki2009.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanisette#/media/File:Sanisett...).