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April 1, 2008

New Type of Waterless Urinal Cartridge Focus of Lawsuit

Waterless urinals like those from Falcon, Sloan Valve, and the Waterless Company don’t require flushing or an integral water-filled trap because urine flows through a replaceable trap, or cartridge, filled with a vegetable-oil-based fluid. However, customer dissatisfaction over the need to regularly replace those cartridges has fueled demand for a new elastomeric trap made by Ecotech Water. In turn, Ecotech’s technology has been the focus of a lawsuit by Falcon as well as criticism that it violates plumbing codes.


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