Saving Your Pipes One Stall at a Time™
Pretty Pipes™ is a patent-protected sanitary disposal system that gives people a simple, discreet way to dispose of personal hygiene products and other items that should never be flushed.
In development / Prototype stage / Concept renderings shown
The Pretty Pipes collection
01 — 02
01 / Commercial
Built for shared spaces.
02 / Residential
Made to belong at home.
01 / The problem
Real restroom signs, photographed by our founder.
Facilities everywhere tell people what not to flush — but rarely give them a convenient solution inside the stall. Improperly flushed products can contribute to plumbing problems, maintenance calls, sanitation concerns and unnecessary expense.
Flushed wipes alone add an estimated $441M a year to U.S. clean-water utility operating costs.1 Including menstrual products and building plumbing, Pretty Pipes estimates total U.S. damage at $1.0B–$1.5B a year.2 Pretty Pipes™ provides the missing solution.
1. NACWA, “The Cost of Wipes on America’s Clean Water Utilities” (2020) — operating costs only.
2. Pretty Pipes internal estimate; methodology available on request.
02 / The product family
Both are in development. Images are concept renderings, not units available for purchase.
01Concept renderingPretty Pipes™ Commercial / In development
The original wall-mounted system for restaurants, hotels, offices, theaters, stadiums and other public facilities.
02Concept renderingPretty Pipes™ Residential / In development
A smaller round version that sits discreetly on a bathroom counter or toilet tank and coordinates with home décor.
Residential / Finishes
Patent-protected innovation
We have invested years into developing and protecting our solution.
03 / Simple by design
A clear workflow for the user. A repeatable routine for the team.
A right-sized bag dispenses from the unit, within reach inside the stall.
The used pad, tampon or liner goes into the bag — private and covered.
The sealed bag goes into the closed bin right next to the dispenser.
Staff empty the bin and reload bags through lockable refill access.
04 / Why it's different
Typical sanitary bin
Pretty Pipes
Bags
Often missing or kept outside the stall
Dispensed from the same unit
Placement
Floor bins, often hard to reach
Wall-mounted at hand height in the stall
Privacy
Waste often visible or unwrapped
Wrapped and closed from view
Servicing
Bin and bag supply handled separately
One unit, one scheduled refill visit
05 / Pilot partners
We're looking for 3–5 facilities to test early units with us. Scope and terms are set per site.
Become a pilot partnerA short call to choose restrooms, stall count and placement.
We install a set of early units at your facility.
A defined pilot period with a scheduled refill and emptying routine.
We track use, servicing time and plumbing incidents, and share the results with you.
06 / The business thesis
Hardware establishes the location. Recurring refills create an ongoing relationship.
Intended outcomes, to be measured in pilots: fewer plumbing events, simpler servicing and stronger ESG reporting.
Hotels · Healthcare · Offices · Airports · Schools · Stadiums · Casinos · Theaters · Homes
Commercial facilities are the first target channel.
Measure disposal compliance, service time and refill frequency in pilots.
Convert pilot evidence into paid multi-site orders and refill agreements.
07 / The founder
Buffy Hopkins
Founder, CEO & Inventor
25+ years in hospitality and operations leadership and 20+ years producing events. She holds two U.S. design patents on the system. Woman-owned and Native American-owned.
Read her story08 / The next chapter
$250K
Pre-seed · 15–18 month runway
For product refinement, pilot manufacturing, field validation and first commercial conversion. Commercial first, residential next.
Planned validation milestones
3–5 facilities across hospitality, healthcare and offices.
Install 50–100 units, capture usage and servicing data.
Convert pilots into paid multi-site orders and refill agreements.
Janitorial distributors and facility-management partners.
What we measure: disposal compliance · refill frequency · service time · user satisfaction · plumbing incidents.
09 / Questions
Pretty Pipes is in development. Final specifications will be confirmed through pilots.
For people. For buildings. For their pipes.