It’s time to go green. Yes, the green fab is in full force, although we can’t really call it a fab per say because fabs usually only last for a short time before they disappear off the face of the earth for 20 years or so. The truth is we can’t afford to ignore alternative options dealing with the environment and energy ever again. We are using up our earth faster than it can replenish itself, and at this rate we will be left in our own trail of destruction before we know it. So here’s to going green! And here is to going green in a place you probably forgot about, the bathroom.

When one thinks about going green the last place they probably think about is the bathroom. There are many things you can do or change in your bathroom to make it as green as possible and considering the theme of bathrooms is water, it really should be one of the first places you think of when going green. Here are two easy things you can do to cut down on your water usage.

Tackling the running water issue
80 gallons of water is the amount of water used by the average American, and the rest of the world? 2.5 gallons a day. To say the least, if you live in America you are probably wasting to much water. Start your green bathroom journey by reducing the amount of water you let go down the drain. Turning off the water while you brush your teeth, or taking shorter showers is a good start but it just isn’t enough. Install a low-flow showerhead and a low flow faucet aerator. The less water that comes out, the less water that is wasted, but don’t let this fixture return you to your old habits. It is still imperial that you continue turning off that water while you brush and making 45 minute showers into 30 instead.

Making Toilets more efficient
“If it’s yellow let it mellow; if it’s brown flush it down.” Anyone remember that saying? You may or may not, but for me, living in the mid-west and having a water pump ran by electricity causes a slight problem when it comes to power outages and toilet flushing. Thankfully, we lived on a lake so buckets were ready for when the second part of that saying just couldn’t wait. I’m not suggesting that you only flush when you pee. That can become a smelly problem, but there is a solution here that is very similar. Dual-flush toilets – you may have seen them before in some public restrooms but they are hard to come across. Basically how it works is there are two directions you flush up or down; one provides the standard amount of water while you flush and the other uses a lot less water. I don’t think I need to get into the details; you probably catch my drift here. If you don’t want to replace your whole toilet, I don’t blame you however you can purchase a dual-flush retrofit that you can install on your current toilet.

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