Saturday, May 7, 2011

Install a dual-flush toilet

Monument Valley National Monument, United States
Photograph by Philippe Bourseiller
All our buildings are supplied with drinking water, yet only 1% of the water treated to those standards is actually drunk. A dual-flush toilet can reduce the use of potable water for non-potable actions. A dual-flush toilet has two buttons-use a full flush for solids or a reduced amount of water to flush liquids.


Look into replacing your toilets with dual-flush versions. Dual-flush fixtures can allow you to reduce your household water consumption by half.
- from the book '365 Ways to Save the Earth' by Philippe Bourseiller

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