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TUESDAY, SEPT. 8, 2009

Potty Policy By Sam Davidson

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Tweak Your Toilet

Some quick tweaks will have you saving buckets.
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At Cool People Care, we'll never demand that you alter your bathroom-related habits. That's too personal a domain for us to be authoritative. But, we will highlight how a few changes make a big difference. For example, flushing the toilet one less time per day could save more than 1,100 gallons of water a year. It's up to you how you save that flush. As this creative cartoon from Brazil reminds children, you'll also be saving the rain forest.

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joslyne commented on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 8:17 a.m.
"If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down."
joslyne commented on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 8:22 a.m.
"if it's yellow, let it mellow. if it's brown, flush it down."
Todd commented on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 8:41 a.m.
We've taken on the "thirds" approach. Every three bathroom trips gets the flush. Of course that applies to number one only. In an old house with 1.6 gallon toilets, I'm guessing we save close to 3,000 gallons of water per year. Try it folks...not nearly as gross as it seems.
bruce roberts commented on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 9 a.m.
I work from home and drink tea all day.I wont flush(yellow one) until the 5 o'clock whistle blows. My wife doesnt like the thought, but what we will do to save the world!!
Bettina Bowers Schwan commented on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:46 p.m.
We've been talking about getting a dual flush toliet, but hadn't seen them at any of the usual home improvement stores. We happened to be at Sam's the other day and they had them for about $100.00. That is what I got for my birthday this year.
Rae R commented on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 3:04 p.m.
We live out in the country where we have a septic tank. Since you can't flush toilet paper, it tends to be a "flush only when absolutely necessary" policy. Needless to say, the "if it's yellow let it mellow" policy is quite upheld.
robby ridgeway commented on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 9:03 p.m.
I tend not to flush at night. this started because I did not want to wake my room mate, but I just realized I can both conserve water and keep up the love between room mates.

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