The toilet is one thing that some may take for granted in the case of a disaster. Relief groups found that 31 percent of survivors need a restroom within three hours of a disaster. An additional 36 ...

A Swedish entrepreneur is trying to market and sell a biodegradable plastic bag that acts as a single-use toilet for urban slums in the developing world. Once used, the bag can be knotted and buried, ...

One of the more unsavory consequences of natural disasters can be the lack of access to toilets. Japanese design firm Nendo has taken aim at this dilemma, developing a flat-packed toilet that can be ...