New Innovation Turns Stinky Urinals Odourless, Saves Over 100000 Litres Of Wate
- ByStartupStory | September 22, 2021
Neha Bagoria from Mumbai has founded Tapu Sustainable Solutions and launched a device named EcoTrapIn that converts urinals into odourless and waterless ones.
Did you know that each flush in western toilets uses up to six litres of water, while men’s urinals use up to five litres?
Shocked? Don’t worry, a Mumbai-based water conservationist Neha Bagoria (44) has come to the environment’s rescue with the innovation of EcoTrapIn to ensure minimal water usage and clean urinals. “Using this retrofit device, there is no need for even a single flush. The urinal would need to be cleaned two times a day, during regular use. The device works on a simple mechanical principle and needs to be placed on the drains of men’s urinals. It allows urine to pass through it swiftly, and a flap placed within it opens up when the liquid passes. It closes once the flow stops,” explains Neha.
In 2016, Neha officially launched the finalised prototype of the device and named it EcoTrapInXtra. Made of antibacterial material, the device works on a simple mechanical process. It is fit atop the drain of a urinal’s base and has a flap within it which makes it a ‘dryTrap’. When urine flows through the dryTrap, its density pushes the flap open and allows all the liquid to flow into it. Once the flow stops, the flap is back to its normal position and prevents the smell from emitting through the drain. The antibacterial material, which has nano-coating, prevents bacteria cultivation and the formation of foul-odour ammonia.
The devices are currently installed in Arihant Industrial Corporation, SBI, NGOs like WaterAid and other corporate companies. To date, 800 devices have been deployed across India and that they have helped to save 1,67,900 litres of water per urinal and a total of 190 million litres of potable water.
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