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Senator Hlalo pleads for low water usage in toilet flashing
09 Feb 2016 at 05:38hrs | Views
Senator Matson Hlalo has made an appeal for government to enable local students in universities to invent toilet canisters which ensure only one litre of water is used to flash the waste indicating that there is a lot of water being wasted through flashing of toilets.
Speaking during senate, Hlalo said he was thinking that in Harare he believe there are one million plus people and using toilets that run with water.
"I understand that Harare uses five million litres at a time when flushing a toilet. Then I said but why do we not try and have people use less water? We should also use five litres to flush. There is a hotel where when you are flushing a toilet, it is like you are flushing with ocean water," he said.
"Why do we not give our children at universities to design a toilet that does not use five litres but one litre of water? If you use five litres to flush, the faeces do not go. If we have technology which is designed to use less water, we will not waste water because a lot of water is being wasted. If you look at the five million that I referred to, if you say we have something that cultivates and uses that water, we will save money."
He said there was a need to have businessmen or business minded people who create solutions.
"I believe some of these toilets that are designed are being designed by people who are using sea water. For us as Zimbabwe, we do not have a lot of water. I have decided to give my own idea so that in towns, we can use less water in the toilets. In so doing, Zimbabwe will be able to develop and help a lot of people. That is my contribution," he said.
Speaking during senate, Hlalo said he was thinking that in Harare he believe there are one million plus people and using toilets that run with water.
"I understand that Harare uses five million litres at a time when flushing a toilet. Then I said but why do we not try and have people use less water? We should also use five litres to flush. There is a hotel where when you are flushing a toilet, it is like you are flushing with ocean water," he said.
"Why do we not give our children at universities to design a toilet that does not use five litres but one litre of water? If you use five litres to flush, the faeces do not go. If we have technology which is designed to use less water, we will not waste water because a lot of water is being wasted. If you look at the five million that I referred to, if you say we have something that cultivates and uses that water, we will save money."
He said there was a need to have businessmen or business minded people who create solutions.
"I believe some of these toilets that are designed are being designed by people who are using sea water. For us as Zimbabwe, we do not have a lot of water. I have decided to give my own idea so that in towns, we can use less water in the toilets. In so doing, Zimbabwe will be able to develop and help a lot of people. That is my contribution," he said.
Source - Byo24News
