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Alterna is proud to be the Master Distributor for Caroma throughout the Southeast United States, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Caroma is an Australian company and the world leader in water conservation products for the bathroom. Since Australia is the second driest continent on the planet after Antarctica, its inhabitants were forced to get creative about water conservation in the bathroom.
In 1984, after winning a grant from the Australian Government, Caroma set the standard in its industry by successfully introducing two button dual flush toilets.

The strength and success of Caroma has been built on the foundations of innovation, water conservation and quality.
Caroma manufactures a complete range of some of the most elegant and technologically advanced bathroom products in the world. Caroma is considered the world leader in dual flush technology and does not produce a single toilet line without this important technology.

Today, the world is recognizing the necessity of resource conservation and looking to Caroma for answers.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which seeks to protect the future of our nation’s water supply by promoting water efficiency and enhancing the market for water-efficient products, programs and practices, began a voluntary program called WaterSense, which is similar to the well-known Energy Star Program. As of February 13, 2008, Caroma has an industry-leading 34 WaterSense approved toilets. That’s more than any other manufacturer in the world and more than American Standard, Kohler and Toto combined!

Caroma offers the widest selection of dual flush toilets with matching lavatories for any application, from public bathrooms to affordable housing to luxury hotels and condos.
Caroma’s award-winning toilets are user-friendly and capable of saving thousands of dollars in water and maintenance costs.
For these reasons, Caroma toilets may be found in some of the most efficient and environmentally sustainable projects in the world.

Caroma toilets offer a patented dual flush technology consisting of a 0.8 gallon flush for liquid waste and a 1.6 gallon flush for solids.
Caroma toilets can save up to 72% (approximately 18,000 gallons) of annual water consumption compared to the traditional 3.5 gallon flush toilet and up to 40% (approximately 4,600 gallons) compared to today’s standard 1.6 gallon per flush toilets. Since the average user only requires a half flush to dispose of waste 80% of the time, the average water consumption of these toilets is less than 1 gallon per flush! In order for this technology to work optimally, the bowl has been redesigned and a larger waste trap is used.
The industry-leading 3.5 inch trap (versus 2 – 2.25 inches in standard toilets) allows waste to easily be pushed down with less water. This oversize trapway will dramatically reduce maintenance cost as it virtually eliminates clogs caused by excessive paper waste and foreign objects.

Aside from high efficiency toilets and stunning lavatories, Caroma also manufactures high efficiency urinals or HEUs. Caroma has three of the most advanced HEUs in the world. The Leda urinal uses only 0.48 gallons per flush while the Cube 3 Ultra uses a remarkable 0.15 gallons per flush, or a mere pint of water. Thanks to its innovative design and technology, the Cube 3 Ultra was named one of the Top 10 green building products of 2007 by GreenSpec.
For achieving 100% water savings, Caroma has introduced the H2Zero™ Waterless urinal, which is changing the waterless urinal market since it does not require a chemical seal or trap. The H2Zero™ urinal's patented cartridge incorporates a Bio Seal™ valve that opens during usage and self seals immediately, thereby eliminating the need for flushing water. The Bio Seal™ valve helps keep maintenance costs low as it is good for approximately 12,000 uses, more than any waterless urinal maintenance systems on the market.

Because water use reduction is an integral part of the United States Green Building Council’s LEED™ framework, credits can be obtained with Caroma products. For more information on the specific LEED™ credits that apply, or for any other inquiry, contact your Alterna product specialist. product specialist.