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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez 
DATE:March  22, 2017
 



SUBJECT:

REFERRAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO MAKE WATERLESS URINALS THE STANDARD IN MIAMI BEACH BUILDINGS - BOTH IN CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PROJECTS AND ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION. 



ANALYSIS

Please place on the March 22, 2017 Agenda, a referral to the Sustainability and Resiliency Committee to make waterless urinals the standard in Miami Beach buildings - both in City of Miami Beach projects and all new construction.

 

Waterless urinals look like regular urinals without a pipe for water intake. Such urinals do not flush, instead, they drain by gravity. Their outflow pipes connect to a building's conventional plumbing system. Waterless urinals will reduce water consumption and save money on water and sewer charges.

 

Attached is an article written by Susan L. Nasr, from Science / How Stuff Works, entitled "Waterless Urinals."  You may also read the article at:

 

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-tech/sustainable/waterless-toilet4.htm

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Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez

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Article - Science / How Stuff Works