Big Savings from Waterless Urinal

A lot has been said about water-conserving toilets in recent years. Both residential and commercial toilets today can use no more than 1.6 gallons (6 liters) per flush, down from a typical usage of 3.5 to 5.0 gallons (13 l to 19 l) just a few years ago. The same trend has occurred with urinals in commercial buildings, where the maximum water use has dropped from an average of 3 gallons per flush (11 l) to 1.0 gallon (3.8 l) in 1994. The Waterless Company, in Del Mar, California, has leapfrogged these savings, however with a waterless urinal that not only saves an average of 45,000 gallons per year (see table, page 6), but also has no valves to clog or break and may actually be more hygienic than conventional urinals.
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