With all the conspiracy theories flying around about the water shortage, it’s also a good time to think about saving water too. The government can build new dams and treatment plants, but we should also be doing our part to conserve for the sake of the environment. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, toilet flushing can be responsible for close to one-third of a household’s water usage, so let’s start there. One classic technique is to not flush unless someone takes a dump but that can quickly become gross and stinky, the best thing to do would be installing a new toilet that flows less and has those dual-option flushers depending on what you left in there–but then that might be an expense you aren’t ready to take on immediately. This netizen though has a simple idea to cut down on use:
If you’ve got an old-school toilet that really uses gobs of water, then this technique shouldn’t affect its flushing power that much. In terms of savings, one liter may sound small, but that really adds up over time. Though if you’ve left a particularly huge load in the toilet, then maybe it’s not a bad idea to take the bottle out and let your toilet run at full-force again just to be safe…