The Sahara Eco-shower, designed by Peter Brewin of the Royal College of Art, works on similar principles to a Dyson vacuum cleaner, using filters and hydro cyclones, installed behind the shower unit, to clean the recycled water and reheat it to the desired temperature thereby reducing waste.

The user can pause the water flow until it reaches an adequate temperature and monitor the volume of water used per shower using an eco-feedback water meter.

The Sahara Eco-shower won the British Standards Institution Environmental Design Award in 2005.

For more information visit; BBC Online (2005) ‘Eco-aware shower recycles water’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4219890.stm (accessed March 2006)