Type Privately held Headquarters New Delhi Founded May 2013 | Industry Technology Motto The Next Leap Forward | |
Genre Sanitation, Environment Founder Uttam Banerjee, Vijayraghavan Chariar Key people Uttam Banerjee, Vijayraghavan Chariar, Sachin Joshi Products Zerodor Waterless Urinals, Women's Urinal, Nutrient Recovery Reactors, Light weight and sustainable structures | ||
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Ekam Eco Solutions is an Indian startup company which was incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. It designs and develops products related to ecological sanitation and sustainable living. The company is best known for its Zerodor waterless urinal technology.
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History
Ekam Eco Solutions was founded in May 2013 by Uttam Banerjee, a former student of IIT Delhi and Vijayraghavan Chariar, an Associate professor at the IIT Delhi Centre for Rural Development.
Zerodor Waterless Urinal Technology
Chariar and Banerjee worked together to develop a mechanism which attaches to existing urinal bowls, allowing the urinals to operate without flushing and to release less odour than a conventional urinal. This eliminates the need for about 100,000 litres of fresh water per year for each public urinal, resulting in a corresponding reduction in water bills and lower sewage volumes.
The company began selling its first product in October 2013. It is called "Zerodor", both because urinals fitted with the technology produce little odour, but also because the product requires no replaceable parts or consumable chemicals. When retrofitted to existing urinal pans it is an inexpensive way to improve urinals in institutions and public spaces.
Because the resulting urine is not diluted, it can more easily be collected for use as organic fertilizer for plants.
The company has more than 10,000 installations across the globe.
The fact that Zerodor is a mechanical system and does not have any consumables, makes it more suitable as a waterless urinal system as compared to other mechanisms in the market where there are recurring costs involved.