A Splash of Inspiration

An Exeter-based tech company that has developed an eco-friendly urinal has recently secured major national contracts, including the loos at Aston Villa’s Villa Park stadium and training ground.

Exeter Science Park-based Smarti Environmental have created a waterless urinal technology by fitting a recyclable waterless valve containing an eco-friendly bio-block enzyme ring, which dissolves over time, to the existing system. 

In addition to saving water and CO2, this patented technology has been developed to make urine PH neutral. Paired with an enzyme spray that eats odours and bacteria, Smarti Environmental’s solution dramatically reduces the energy required to process urine in sewerage treatment, further reducing the environmental impact of urinals.  

The company’s urinals are already widely used in the NHS, and they are shortly to introduce their eco-friendly tech into 30 National Express bus depots across the UK.  

Matt Roach, head of operations at Exeter Science Park, said: “This is an exciting time for Smarti Environmental, these are significant contract wins and we’re delighted to play a part, alongside the University of Exeter, in the development of such environmentally impactful technology.”

 Martin Richards, chief technical officer at Smarti Environmental, said: “We have worked with the University of Exeter to develop our technology and already made great strides as we install it across the UK, Ireland and beyond. We’re delighted to have secured these recent contracts and to be trialling our system at some other very significant businesses.”

www.smartilimited.com; www.exetersciencepark.co.uk