This week we reviewed the toilet on a bigger scale, learning about the water sewage system connected to toilets, and our water quality in New York Overall. I thought it was interesting, especially in relation to The New School, how we recycle grey water for our toilets, and the process this water has to undergo everyday, in order for us to use with not only toilets, but for sink, shower, and drinking water. We think of toilets as these mundane things, but really we don’t realize this complex process that happens with the water we use inside the toilet. I also did not know before this week that most of New York’s fresh water comes from the Catskill aqueduct in Delaware, along with other aqueducts in upstate New York. I never thought about where this freshwater is coming from, which made me realize how much we need to value these things before water runs out. Yes, I do think it will be a long time from now, but I do think if we continue on the path of wasting this water by overconsumption, or overuse, we won’t have any water left. Then, that poses more questions about toilets in our future. Will toilets be usable, or can a toilet be designed to be used without water?