Why Monitoring Waste Could Improve Worksite Sanitation and Efficiency

A first-of-its-kind technology in portable ablution blocks, developed by Instant Products Group, could spell the end for overflowing toilets, improving worksite sanitation and potentially saving time and money for the building and construction industry.

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The intelligent toilets monitor their use through a basic float system that triggers a warning light when full or nearing capacity. Instead of alerting owners when at its limit, the toilets can project when they’re close to full and send text messages or email alerts to owners or managers.

Building on that, each toilet is able to forecast when it will fill up to avoid any spill or overflow.

“It allows for better planning, a better user experience and improves general health and safety standards on site, whether the toilet block is on a work site or at an event,” Instant Products Group managing director Scott Rawson says.

The technology also monitors how often a particular toilet or area is used, helping site managers plan for future installations.

“At a recent event, we saw one set of toilets was used more than 3,000 times, but another block was used by just 1,100 people. Why is that? Is the location wrong, was the signage wrong, how can a client use that data and feedback and improve the user experience for next time?” he says.

While the solution has several use cases including events, they can also help waste monitoring for construction sites and create efficiencies for hard-to-reach sites.

Scott says that the technology is long overdue: “It can be an uncomfortable topic and people don’t really want to think too much about it. But waste is a fact of life, and we should be using advancements in technology to make the process simpler, more efficient and cleaner.”

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