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Because it’s good for the planet that’s why.

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I hate to say it, but this article made me think.

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Once you get past the ick factor, you have to admit it does make sense.

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“An average flush for a modern, Western-style toilet
uses 6 liters (1.6 gallons) of water, and the average
adult pees about seven times every 24 hours. That
means that each day of weeing takes 42 liters (11.1
gallons) of toilet water to flush away. Assuming
that people urinate the same way every single day,
this means in just one year, the average person
uses 15,330 liters (4,050 gallons) of toilet water.
There are 319 million people in the US, so
assuming they all pee the same, which they don’t,
but we’re making broadly accurate assumptions
here that’s about 4.9 trillion liters (1.3 trillion
gallons) of water flushed away in the name of
urine every 365 days. For comparison, that’s like
flushing away 1.97 million Olympic-sized
swimming pools’ worth per annum.”

“Now, if you peed in the shower, you’d massively
reduce this figure. Say that this means that you
only pee in a toilet six, not seven times, per day.
This means that in just one year, you’d save 2,190
liters (579 gallons) of toilet water. Extrapolating
this to the entire US population, that’s 699 billion
liters (185 billion gallons) of water saved.”

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Thoughts?

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35 thoughts on “Because it’s good for the planet that’s why.”

  2. I can see how this might be a bit unpleasant for the ladies, but not for guys. Aim for the drain and you’re good to go and, if you are one of those people who uses soap in the shower, cleanup couldn’t be easier. As long as you don’t live on a diet of asparagus and Tecate, I don’t see a downside.

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  3. The question becomes, how many liters of water are you using when you shower? Is there a way you can cut those down? I lather myself with soap when the shower is turned off, especially while washing my long flowing locks. Running the shower is only for the initial soaking, and the final rinse. I would not recommend peeing while the water is turned off!
    But if the need arises while showering, go for it!
    As for the toilet, some of our cats use it as their water souce. Not flushing is not appropriate ever. But we do have the water saving option on our tank to use less water after peeing. That cuts use by at least a third, though I never actually measured.
    The other thing we often do is go to the bathroom together, and use one flush for two people. How much this saves I cannot say, but it has to be a lot!

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