In the Kitchen
- Benefits Of Buying Local Produce
- Buy Locally Grown Apples
- Don't Pour Kitchen Grease Down The Drain
- ENERGY STAR Refrigerators and Dishwashers Save Energy and Water
- Homemade Baby Food Is A Great Way To Do Your Part
- Organic Produce That's Worth The Money
- Paper VS Plastic
- Recycling Aluminum Cans Makes Good Cents
- The Great Wine Debate
- The Never Ending Glass Recycling Story
- Turkey Talk
In the Bathroom
All Through the House
- Cleaning With Vinegar
- Control Indoor Pests Naturally
- Don't Throw It Away - FreeCycle It!
- Earth 911
- ENERGY STAR products save energy, water and money!
- ENERGY STAR Washing Machine Saves Thousands of Gallons of Water Every Year
- ENERGY STAR- New Homes
- Father's Day Green Gift Ideas
- Get To Know Those Plastic Recycling Numbers
- Green Holiday Table Decorations
- Green Volunteering
- How Plastic Is Made
- How To Properly Dispose of CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs)
- ImagiPLAY For The Holidays
- In With The New and Recycle The Old
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Let the Holidays Shine with LED Lights!
- Mother's Day Gift Ideas
- Put Your Old Cell Phone To Good Use
- Recycle Glass
- Recycling Paper Is A Success
- Recycling Plastic
- Smart Strip Power Strip Saves Energy and Money
- Soap: Bar vs Liquid
- Sponges
- Stop Junk And Other Unwanted Mail
- Terri explains Do Your Part
- The Great Diaper Debate
- Treating Pet Smells and Accidents....Naturally
- Try Baking Soda Instead of Costly Chemical Cleaners
- What do you do with old or unused medicine?
- What Is Do Your part
- Why You Should Buy Organic Cotton
In the Garage
In the Garden
- Fall Leaves
- Go Native in the Garden
- How To Set Up A Rain Barrel
- Keep Mosquitoes Away Naturally
- Kill Outdoor Pests and Weeds Without Using Toxic Chemicals
- Plants That Tolerate Drought Conditions
- Put Those Coffee Grounds To Work In Your Yard
- Reduce amount of energy needed to cool your home
- Save Our Creeks - Don't Over Fertilize
- Test Your Soil Before You Fertilize
- Tree Banding
Conserve Water In The Bathroom And Save Big
You use more water in your bathroom that in any other room of the house. The bathroom is also one of the easiest places to conserve water. When you conserve water you are doing your part for the planet but you will also save money on your water bill.Let me show you how easy it is.
Lets start by turning off the water while we brush our teeth. If you brush twice a day for one minute you will conserve 2100 gallons of water every year.
Installing a low flow shower head can save more than 3 gallons of water every minute that you’re in the shower. If you take a 10 minute shower every day you will save more than 12,000 gallons of water in one year. Of course spending less time in the shower is another way to save thousands of gallons more.
And a low flow toilet can cut your water use by more than 2/3 every time you flush. If we flush three times a day that a water savings of 3200 gallons every year.
All together, you’d conserve more than 17,000 gallons of water every year. In Mecklenburg county that’s a savings of about 145 dollars on your water bill every year. In Gastonia it’s a savings of about 235 dollars a year and in Mooresville it’s more than 300 dollars a year. And these savings are per person so a family of four in Mooresville could save more than a 1200 dollars a year on their water bill!
These saving will more than cover the cost of buying and installing a low flow shower head and a low flow toilet. That makes it an easy decision to do your part to conserve water in the bathroom!
