earth week 2021 - wednesday

Between bathing, flushing, washing, and brushing, the bathroom can easily become a water wasteland. California's ongoing drought makes it increasingly important to save every drop we can.

The good news is that making simple, sustainable changes like cutting a few minutes from the shower can have a positive impact.

Combine saving water with other sustainable actions, like changing the type of toilet paper and cleaning solutions you use, you can start restoring our earth from the comfort of your bathroom.

In preparation for Earth Day, pick one or more of the tips below and try it out for a full week. If something works for you, keep it up for a more sustainable lifestyle.

DID YOU KNOW?

• An average shower uses about 5 gallons of water per minute. If you shorten your shower by 2 minutes, you can cut your water use by 10 gallons.

• According to wastewater treatment plants, "flushable" wipes shouldn't actually be flushed because they don't break down fast enough.

• Worldwide, the equivalent of almost 270,000 trees is either flushed or dumped in landfills every day and roughly 10 percent of that total is attributable to toilet paper. Source

• Logging trees for toilet paper releases carbon dioxide stored by trees back into the atmosphere.