Meet the Venus septic system from Biokube, a Danish company that is specializing in green-thinking engineering. Venus here was designed specifically for people in California, who frequently have to deal with water shortages. I lived in Northern California until I came to Pittsburgh, PA for college, and I can tell you first hand that droughts are constantly an issue. Because of this, people are not only simply aware of conserving water…they actually do it.

The Venus septic treatment system works to water your lawn with the water that you flush down the toilet, let run down the drain or use to wash your clothes. The average American home goes through 400 gallons of water a day, which means that there should be plenty of water to keep your grass green…the Venus makes that possible.

While the thought of playing around in grass that is watered with what gets flushed down the toilet may sound gross, fret not. It has bio filters and leeching fields that ensures the disposed household water is clean enough to be safe. There’s no word yet on how much these will cost, but one thing is for sure: the idea of it all is pretty sweet, eh?