To whom it may concern

The Prince Albert Hotel has been using the desert waterless urinal system now for over 6 months. During this time we have been completely satisfied that the men’s facilities we have now are a vast improvement on the standard of the toilet previous to the instillation of the microbial cube.

In the past we were deep rinsing the urinal once every six weeks and putting in far too many yellow toilet cubes. Still the facilities were not at an acceptable standard, we knew this through customer feedback and our own observations. We no longer have deep rinses at all and have three of the desert cubes in the trough, these cubes last up to two weeks. The urinal cistern is turned off and there is no running water in the system.

Whilst it is environmentally responsible for us to save water, the final product, that is the hygiene and cleanliness of the facilities is far better than it has ever been. We know this again because our customers tell us. The overall saving to us is about $200 a month, we would be prepared to pay this to end up with the final product we have now, but are more than happy to save the cash.

Yours sincerely

Jason Kelly
Prince Albert Hotel

Parkside Primary School switched from a urinal system using copious amounts of water to the Desert Ecosystem at the beginning of the 2004 school year. It has been an amazing change. Our School Community, which values conservation and sensible use of our natural resources, is delighted.

There have been obvious savings in our usage of water but no reduction in the "healthiness" of our urinals. In fact they smell better and look cleaner. The boys take great care not to move the blocks or place items in the urinals which can upset the balance. It's been a great innovation and we are delighted with the change.

Dennis Harris
Principal
Parkside Primary School

To whom it may concern

Every school that I have taught in, over the last 30 years, has been concerned with the odour from the boys’ urinal. Over 13 years, at my current school, we tried everything to reduce the smell and the subsequent complaints from children. I’m sure there are many who will be able to tick off some, if not all, on our list…

• permanent vents in doors
• glass louvres replaced with permanently opened metal ones
• electric exhaust fans operating all day
• whirly extractors in the roof
• odour release cylinders
• re-surfaced the floor
• pipes acid-washed twice a year

On top of this I would flush the urinal several times a day – this seemed to make it worse. The outcome was an improvement, but nowhere near the result one would expect from the effort and overall cost. A parent (who is a plumber), on Facilities Committee, and our Spotless Facilities Manager at the time, Nick Larby, suggested we look at Desert Eco Systems. The literature seemed too good to be true, and very simple. Apart from the water saved, our toilets are now much improved and at a level I would expect to be able to offer students. We have put the system in all toilets at a cost close to the deodoriser we were previously using to mask the smell.

The simplicity of it is off-putting, but the results have verified the claims at our school.

Phil Greaves
Principal
Black Forest Primary School