VISTA, CALIF.—Waterless Co. LLC is reporting a surge in both sales orders and requests for sales information after the company introduced a new line of soybean urinals approximately four weeks ago. According to Niki Bradley, marketing manager for the company, she did expect some excitement with the introduction, “but nothing like what has happened in the past few weeks.”
She attributes much of the interest to the fact that more and more manufacturers—even the manufacturers of urinals—are looking for more sustainable ways to produce products.
Waterless Co. is one of the largest manufacturers of no-water urinal systems in the United States. As the name implies, the company’s urinals require no water and can save more than 40,000 gallons of water per urinal each year.
Urinals Include 30 Percent Soybean Resin
The soybean urinals are made from approximately 30 percent soybean resin, which is a naturally sustainable resource. Bradley adds that the soybean content in the urinals is expected to increase in the near future.
There is no difference in appearance, function, or maintenance with the soybean systems compared to other waterless urinals. The difference is purely in the type of material used to manufacture the product. A label placed on the urinal is the indication it is a soybean system.
“Our announcement just seemed to happen right as everyone is getting more and more concerned about the bigger environmental picture of sustainability,” Bradley says. “Over the next few years, we will probably see many products we use every day reengineered with more sustainable components. These soybean urinals are just a bit ahead of their time.”
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