News release                              24 August, 2004                                        university 1

 

                                  Urinals pass water-saving test

 

University of New South Wales calculates that it has saved two million litres of water in a year by installing seven innovative urinals which work without flushing.

 

Energy manager Robert Grimmett, of the university’s Facilities and Engineering Services, says the university is pleased with the performance of the water-free urinals and will be installing more of them.

 

Robert says that, as well as saving water, the seven urinals have saved about $500 a month in operating costs. “The urinals have been well accepted by both students and faculty and, in addition to the savings, do not smell during operation.”

 

Watersave Australia has supplied the Uridan-brand urinals to this university and to University of Technology Sydney, University of New England, Armidale, and Griffith University and is to supply them to other universities.

 

Hundreds of the urinals have already been installed without cisterns in business premises and public venues around Australia.

 

Paul says, “Water-free urinals are so innovative, efficient and economical that they could replace thousands of flushing urinals in a few years.”

 

He says conventional flushing urinals waste between three and 10 litres of water every flush and need more water for cleaning than Uridan water-free urinals. Uridan urinals work without water and need less water for cleaning because they are less prone to bacteria and fungi.

 

Flushing urinals not only cost more to install but also cost two-and-a-half times as much to operate as Uridan urinals, he says, based on current water and wastewater charges.

 

Uridan urinals allow urine to flow under a stainless steel cover plate into a waste trap and through a biodegradable layer of odour-blocking fluid into the sewer pipe.

 

Watersave Australia Pty Ltd distributes Uridan water-free urinals throughout Australia and New Zealand for manufacturers in Denmark. Contact Watersave Australia Pty Ltd, 57 Cope Street, Lane Cove, NSW 2066; phone 1300 368 603; fax 02 9420 3357; email info@watersave.com.au .

 

Uridan urinals. For high-resolution images, click here www.wb-pr.com/ws/ws2.htm .

 

Media contact: Paul Marsh -- phone 9940 0990 or 0403 822 896 or 1300 368 603; fax 02 9420 3357 ; email info@watersave.com.au ; web www.watersave.com.au .