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Full Circle offers a waterless composting toilet with modular, interchangeable composting containers. The bathroom commode, available in wood, porcelain, or plastic, uses wood shavings for a "dry flush" and a 4-watt ventilation fan to manage odor. A single commode connects via a sealed plastic chute to a roll-off container the size of a garbage pail stored below in a basement or crawl space. When a container is filled, it is disconnected, capped, and set aside to compost. A new container is wheeled into place and connected to the chute. Both active and resting containers are sealed and connected with the exhaust, and the air-handling system draws air through up through the entire compost bin, supplying oxygen to all corners of the container for complete composting. Containers with completed compost can be wheeled outside and emptied onto landscaping. Maintenance takes 15–30 minutes and happens every six months to a year, according to the company. An electronic light indicates when it is time to swap compost bins.

Moen offers a range of 1.5 and 1.75 gpm wall-mount and handheld showerheads. The showerheads range in functionality from single-function showerheads, offering only a full spray, to four-function showerheads, offering modes including full, massage, and vigorous. Depending on the showerhead, up to nine finishes are available. Moen offers a limited lifetime warranty.

American Standard offers a wide range of 1.5 gpm wall-mount and handheld showerheads. The showerheads are adjustable for a variety of spray patterns, including full, massage, and rain settings. A pressure balancing valve cartridge keeps the flow consistent and the showerheads are designed to eliminate cross flow, which helps avoid failure due to mineral deposits from hard water, according to the company. These showerheads are available in polished chrome, satin nickel, and oil-rubbed bronze finishes, and 12 ADA-compliant models are available. All American Standard products are covered by a one-year limited warranty.

AM Conservation Group offers a range of 1.5 and 1.75 gpm wall-mount and handheld showerheads. These showerheads feature adjustable spray modes, pressure compensators, and a non-aerating spray which provides larger droplets and better heat retention. An anti-sediment screen prevents clogging and a permanently sealed body prevents tampering and vandalism. Chrome and white showerheads are available, and they come with a one-year limited warranty.

The Anystream Eco 1.5 gpm showerhead, manufactured by Speakman, has plungers and an integrated pressure-compensating limiter to maintain constant pressure across a wide range of adjusted spray patterns. The low-flow showerhead is available in a polished chrome finish. Speakman offers a one-year warranty on all of its products.

TOTO offers a wide range of 1.75 gpm wall-mount and handheld showerheads. These WaterSense showerheads come with rubber nozzles for easy cleaning and removal of limescale and calcium buildup. One ADA compliant model is available. The showerheads are available in brushed nickel, polished nickel, and polished chrome. TOTO offers a one-year limited warranty.

Moen offers an adjustable low-flow kitchen faucet under the brand name Anabelle. This ADA-compliant faucet has a one-handle lever and a pull-down spout for easy use. The faucet has a 2.2 gpm maximum with an easily activated "eco-performance" stream and spray to limit the faucet to 1.5 gpm. Anabelle faucets are available in a spot-resistant stainless steel or Mediterranean bronze finish. Moen also offers many faucets with a maximum flow of 1.5 gpm, though such a low flow isn't always ideal in kitchen faucets. Moen offers a limited lifetime warranty on all of its products.

RedyTemp is an electronically activated pumping system and hot water circulator that quickly delivers hot water to a fixture while returning water that has been sitting in the hot-water pipes back to the hot-water tank. It can be programmed on a timer or activated on-demand by a wireless push-button, motion activated, or voice activated system for a single cycle. GreenSpec recommends setting it for on-demand use, which will result in improved energy efficiency compared with using the timer. Aside from quicker hot water delivery, benefits include energy savings (especially compared with continuous-circulation hot-water loops) and the elimination of water waste while waiting for hot water. The system is compatible with tank or tankless water heaters, and is either installed with a dedicated return line or uses the existing cold water line as a return line. RedyTemp can be installed with PEX tubing. It comes with a two-year warranty which can be upgraded to a five-year warranty.

The RainPerfect pump and solar panel can be adapted to most styles of rain barrel. The pump provides enough pressure to run water through a garden hose at 13 PSI, and the 3.5 W solar panel charges a NiMH battery for day or night operation. The RainPerfect system can pump up to 100 gallons of water per 8-hour charge.

Strahman Valves’ Kwik-Clean 3 low-flow pre-rinse spray valve (model N2180) uses less than 1.0 gpm while cleaning a plate in about 16 seconds, the fastest cleanability of any sprayer measured by the Food Service Technology Center. The Kwik-Clean 3 is made from stainless steel and has three spray options—solid stream, 5° fan, and 15° fan spray patterns. This pre-rinse spray valve is backed by a five-year warranty.

The Flotender uses a system of filters and pumps to remove particulates from graywater and automatically deliver them via drip irrigation to plants. Flotender can be purchased with a variety of multi-stage filter systems, surge capacities (from 40 to 390 gallons), and pump sizes and can be expanded as needed to handle residential- and commercial-scale graywater irrigation. The Flotender uses a high-pressure pump that can deliver water to elevated areas, and can be plumbed into fresh water supplies for supplemental watering. Flotender also offers complete rainwater harvesting systems.

Water Control Corporation produces the RW-Series Water Reclamation System for harvesting and storing stormwater from a commercial building's roof drainage system and using that water for such non-potable applications as landscape irrigation, toilet flushing, and cooling tower and boiler make-up. Packaged systems may include equipment and controls to capture, store, disinfect, filter, repressurize, and deliver reclaimed stormwater to fixtures and equipment. Storage tanks can be polyethylene, fiberglass or lined galvanized steel up to 60,000 gallons in capacity. Disinfection can be provided with ozone, UV, reverse osmosis, or chemical treatment.

RainReserve makes kits for diverting rainwater into barrels for simple residential rainwater harvesting systems. The Rainwater Diverter allows rainwater to enter a sealed barrel and overflow through the diverter when the barrel is full. Both the kits and collecting barrels sold by the RainReserve are U.S.-made out of ground polypropylene with UV-inhibitors.

Aquascape produces the RainXchange system for below-ground storage of harvested rainwater or stormwater with the unusual feature of allowing use of that stored water in landscape features, such as fountains and ponds. Storage capacity is created using AquaBlox modules, which look like milk crates and interlock to create large cisterns, made watertight with large EPDM liners. Aquascape also provides downspout filters, pumps, and other system components.

The Original Rainwater Pillow is a fabric rainwater storage cistern for irrigation, toilet flushing, and other non-potable uses. Made of a polyester scrim coated on both sides with PVC, the pillows are flexible, resistant to freezing to –30°F according to the manufacturer, and highly durable. Standard pillows (1,000–3,000 gallons) are sold with a complete kit including two 9" filters, one 1/2-hp 7-amp pump, a remote control, flexible hose, and fittings; the 1,000-gallon pillow measures 10' x 8' x 2'. The system collects rainwater from a building's gutters, filters it, and channels it into the pillow. Two outlets prevent overfilling; a hose connected to the system's pump will provide 10–12 gpm. The product is available in custom sizes up to 200,000 gallons.