Louise Halestrap has set herself a tough mission: to wean people off the traditional WC in favour of something more environmentally friendly. As organic waste expert at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in Machynlleth, Wales, she has become an expert in alternative toilets-and in British bathroom sensibilities. Her main problem, she says, is that most people can’t face talking about what they do in the lavatory. Beatrice Newbery asks her how she plans to change the habits of a nation, and if possible the entire Western world.
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