Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting.

If you’re a parent or have a chronic health condition that needs quick or frequent trips to the bathroom, you’ve probably ...

Praise to our readers, they've done it again. Last week we wrote about dual-flush, water-conserving toilets when, after returning from a trip to France, a reader questioned why she could not find a ...

A simple change in a local condominium complex has saved owners money and water in recent months. Managers of Cedar Court replaced 91 toilets , most of which were installed before 1980, with new, ...

The invisible spray is never OK. Flushing the toilet with the lid down does not stop the spread of small germs, a study published Thursday in the American Journal of Infection Control found.

The average household sees five toilet flushes per day. With older toilets using about six gallons per flush, a person could easily get through 11,000 gallons of water per year this way. Water is, of ...

In December 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had instructed the EPA to examine existing regulations limiting water pressure in toilets and showers, and claimed "People are flushing toilets 10 ...