Results tagged “selfcleaningtoilets”

The sly movin' Parks Department decided to remove nearly 400 trash cans from city parks. Hoping to save $160,000, they encouraged park-goers to embrace a "pack in-pack out" policy. Now they are considering the use of $4,000 solar-powered compacting trash cans that don't need to be emptied as often, alleviating the cost of constantly taking out the trash. more ›

Truly anything can be sold on eBay nowadays--even Seattle's once beloved illegal-activity-producing self-cleaning toilets have a chance for a second life. Those crazy robot port-a-potties went out in a swirl of eBay glory with a winning bid of $12,549. Yes, Seattle originally purchased them for $5 million. Nice. Now the five happy toilets have a new home in Lewis Thurston County with Butch Behn, at his South Sound Speedway. The seven-ton toilets, worth literally more than their weight in gold steel have to be one of the best bargain buys around, plus it's the perfect solution for accommodating beer-lovin' race car fans. more ›