Recycled Tip of the Day – If It’s Yellow . . .

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Allie

Do you remember that rhyme from the drought during the 80’s? If it’s yellow let it mellow . . .

I’ll be delicate about this and spare you the rest of the rhyme. The point is, don’t flush when you don’t need to.

One flush of a toilet uses as much water as a person in a developing country uses all day. And remember, the water you’re flushing has been processed to be drinking water quality water. That’s a lot of energy going down the pipes.

To limit the water in every flush, give this a try.

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Ha. I haven’t thought about that rhyme in a long time.

August 28th, 2008 at 4:39 pm

Comment by The Modern Gal
Another water saving idea… I collect my water from the shower and the kitchen sink (you can check out the 100% recyclable, collapsible bucket I use at http://www.azulconservationproducts.com). Among the more obvious uses for the water collected such as watering my indoor and outdoor plants, I also use the collected water for a flush. If you saved just one flush a day (1.6 gallons) that would total 570 gallons of water per year. And consider this in your next flush, the average person in the developing world uses 2.64 gallons of water a day.

August 28th, 2008 at 9:04 pm

Comment by Florencia
wow! I hadn’t thought about collecting water for flushing! That’s awesome!

August 29th, 2008 at 2:37 am

Comment by Allie

Tip of the Day

Let’s Talk About the Schoolbus

For a lot of kids, going back to school means riding the bus. In some neighborhoods, the school bus stops at every single child’s house, where it idles and waits for the child to collect her things, say goodbye to mom, pet the dog, smell some flowers, and skip (at a leisurely pace) over to get on the bus. Not only is the bus idling the entire time, but so is every car behind the bus.

If this happens in your neighborhood, talk to the bus company and to other parents in the neighborhood. Set up a common school bus pick up spot at the end of your street or someone’s driveway. A little conversation can make a big difference.