When Forte Welcome Break decided to build the most advanced motorway service station in the UK, they charged a design team to bear ecological considerations and the prevention of waste very firmly in mind. The environment-friendly measures incorporate the first significant installation of vacuum toilet systems on land in the United Kingdom. "In addition to providing a better environment for an estimated 4 million visitors a year, the vacuum toilets expect to save 13,000 tons of fresh water annually equalling the same amount in pounds," says Mr. John Forte, Environmental Director of Forte PLC.

The use of vacuum technology for handling waste water can often be the only practical and economic alternative for the conversion and renovation of much older property. The old and famous department store PUB in Stockholm is now being transformed into a hotel, and a vacuum system is being installed to handle waste water from the 271 hotel rooms. This is saving the much more extensive operations that conversion using conventional waste removal technology would have needed.