A common hand wash sink in Japan This is a common hand wash sink in Japan and I do think it's clever.
Sure, it doesn't look particularly nice and you might even have an initial laugh at the very idea.
But it works. And it saves water.
This cheap sink is a lid on top of the toilet so you can wash your hands and have that water reused for flushing, reportedly saving millions of liters each year in Japan.
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