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Water Saving Tip: The Shower Bucket
A five gallon bucket can help you save 1500 gallons of water per year!
Reader Tips: More Simple Ways to Conserve Water
Last week we took a look at five easy ways to conserve water at home, and you guys had some amazing tips to add. So amazing, in fact, that we thought we’d share some of them.
The Five Easiest Ways to Conserve Water in Your Home
Devices like low flow shower heads or toilet lid sinks are great for cutting back your water usage, but not everyone has time or money to install things like this. Here are a few ways to save some water without any large expenses or time commitment.
Save the Economy, Save for Your Future and Save the Planet
The “thrift paradox” describes the problem of spending money to stimulate the economy without continuing down the path of consumerism that led us into our current economic state. The phrase was coined by John Maynard Keynes, yet there is a way to both spend and save at the same time…and you can be green about [...]
Flush Your Toilet With Recycled Gray Water
Gray water is waste water that has the potential for reuse. To be considered gray water, or sullage, their must be no human/organic waste (feces) or toxic chemicals. Such sources would include water from normal sink use and shower/bathtub use, or at times used wash water from clothes or dish washing units. This partially used [...]
