{"id":567086,"date":"2023-03-23T13:07:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T10:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T13:07:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T10:07:46","slug":"meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/","title":{"rendered":"#Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3845b182459\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3845b182459\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/#%E2%80%9CMeet_Block_the_%E2%80%9Cworlds_first%E2%80%9D_flush_toilet_built_from_wood_chips%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMeet_Block_the_%E2%80%9Cworlds_first%E2%80%9D_flush_toilet_built_from_wood_chips%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-426813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_06.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-426813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_06.jpg\">Finland-based design company Woodio designed a toilet built entirely from wood composite. The wood composite was used to create everything from the seat to the toilet. Wood composite is supposed to be a pretty sustainable material since it produces 99% fewer emissions in its production than ceramics. The toiled is called \u2018Block\u2019, and was built using a material that Woodio founder Petro Lahtinen developed himself.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/woodio.fi\/en\/\">Woodio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-426811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1349\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-426811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1349\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"d55f2c1b1d55eae93759c4d3-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"d55f2c1b1d55eae93759c4d3-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-426810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_01.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-426810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The material is supposed to be 80 percent wood by volume and was created using locally sourced aspen and offcuts from the Finnish forest industry. The wooden composite was made by mixing a combination of fossil-based polyester and bioplastic resins, which make the composite waterproof and \u201cpractically unbreakable\u201d, according to Woodio. \u201cIts production process requires no heat and a fraction of the water and energy needed to create traditional ceramic or porcelain toilets,\u201d said Lahtinen.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-426814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1624\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_07.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-426814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1624\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"d55f2c1b1d55eae93759c4d3-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"d55f2c1b1d55eae93759c4d3-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing wrong with ceramic itself. It is the manufacturing process of the ceramics that causes the environmental impact. Typically, industrial ceramics are fired at 1,500 degrees Celsius for at least 12 hours and this heat is produced typically by burning gas, which obviously causes considerable CO2 emissions,\u201d continued Lahtinen. Although Woodio claims that the material generates 99% lesser emissions as compared to ceramics, this claim does not involve any emissions from material sourcing or disposal, which do have a major impact on the complete footprint of a product.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-426815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_10.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-426815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_10.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad layout=\"fluid\" height=\"fluid\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/3847355\/yd-select-amp\"><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<p>Woodio claims that Block is the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet to be made from the material, and can be burned for energy once it\u2019s done being used, or at the end of its life cycle. This prevents the toilet from ending up rotting in a landfill. This is something to be considered, since the fact that the material is composite in nature, makes it impossible to recycle the toilet once its life cycle ends \u2013 which can be anywhere ranging from 10 to 50 years. This composite material was developed by Lahtinen way back in 2017, and since then has been utilized to build a variety of bathroom fixtures \u2013 from bathtubs to washbasins. Block is Woodio\u2019s attempt to create the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet from this material!<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-426812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1949\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_04.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-426812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1949\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/03\/23\/meet-block-the-worlds-first-flush-toilet-built-from-wood-chips\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Meet Block, the \u201cworld\u2019s first\u201d flush toilet built from wood chips\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5' style=\" margin: clear: both>\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Srishti Mitra<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The wood composite was used to create everything from the seat to the toilet. Wood composite is supposed to be a pretty sustainable material since it produces 99% fewer emissions in its&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":567087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/03\/woodio\/woodio_block_toilet_yanko_design_06.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[119532,133201,81649,141699],"class_list":["post-567086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-bathroom","tag-fixtures","tag-toilet","tag-woodio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}