There are many ways to go green in your home. And the kitchen and bathroom, as the most used rooms in a home, are natural places to start. With this in mind, here we will focus on the bathroom – specifically the toilet.
The Inefficiency of the Average Toilet
According to the book, Greeniology: How to Live Well, Be Breen and Make a Difference, “Nearly one-third of the water we use at home is flushed down the toilet.”
This makes sense when you consider that the average toilet uses 1.6 gallons of water – per flush! If your family is just average size, you can see how this really adds up to a lot of water usage.
Now, let’s consider an environmentally friendly option like a composting toilet.
