Peeing in the Shower Could Save Americans $1.5 billion
Do you urinate in the shower?Someone ask you in a rhetorical manner. Do not respond. It's just something to think about because, contrary to what you would believe, it applies not only to the subject at hand but also to your personal money account.
According to EPA statistics, your toilet utilizes around 30% of the total water used in your home. To put that into dollars and cents, each and every time you flush the toilet, 1.3 cents are flushed down the drain. That may total more than one year. And it adds up to a hell of a lot when you take into account every single person in the nation. But you have to admit, it's essential. You must, of course, flush the toilet. But what if you didn't have to do it each and every time?
In the nation, there are 329.5 million people. Every person in the nation would have to pay $4.28 million to flush one toilet each day. That occurs daily. People all just flushed away $1.5 billion at the end of the year. Here's the issue, though. The 1.6 gallons of water you flushed may have been conserved if you used the shower once a day instead of the toilet (in a shower you would already be taking). Saved is 1.3 cents. Saved is the $1.5 billion.
There are obviously several real-world kinks in this calculation, including the reality that not everyone takes a shower every day and toilets that require more water. However, it's important to note that, at the very least on a personal level, peeing in the shower once a day as opposed to flushing it away can save you roughly $5 a year.
