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An Innovative Approach to Water Conservation
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On November 4th, 2011 at 1:07 am Water user Said:
In the home where there are no urinals, men can pee in the bathroom sink instead of into the toilet and flushing. A quick rinse of the sink with a couple handfuls of water cleans things up. I probably do this 6 times a day, saving nearly 10 gallons of water every day (6 flushes x 1.5 gallons per flush). Over the last year, I’ve saved 3,650 gallons! If every man did this, or installed waterless urinals in the home, what would this mean for water use in America, assuming 1 flush per pee is standard behavior? It would mean 150 million men x 10 gallons/day = 1.5 billion gallons of water daily. The power of sinks!
On November 7th, 2011 at 7:25 pm Cal Adams Said:
Why don’t more people (governments) do what we’re doing in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State? We import garbage and trash from all over the northeast and bury it among our wonderful fresh water lakes. They are even trying to store Liquid Propane Gas among our lakes as well as use hydrofracking to access more natural gas.
Of course I’m being absurd but unfortunately that’s exactly what our governments are trying to do so they can get more MONEY in the near future.
HELP!!!!!