Waterless urinals at Gateway

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had decided to install waterless urinals at public toilets near Gateway of India. These urinals will save approximately 10 thousand litres of water per day and 70 thousand kilograms of carbon a year.

The BMC is renovating Gateway of India, which includes restoration of the site, beautification and construction of a plaza.  The new urinals will be installed in the plaza. They do not require water to flush and prevent bad odour too.

RA Rajeev, additional municipal commissioner, said, “In each urinal there will be a sealing cake of 150 millimetre thickness, which can withstand 10,000 uses, and costs Rs2,000.”Currently, there are 11 urinals at the public toilets near Gateway and used by about five thousand people daily.

According to the BMC’s calculations, each flush consumes about 2 litres of water, and hence the new urinals will save 10,000 litres of water per day. Besides, a flush consumes energy, which will also be saved. This carbon saving may accrue carbon credits to the BMC.