The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approximates that toilet flushing accounts for 30 percent of household water use. Unfortunately, the flush toilet is responsible for the most wasted water in homes as well.

Updating bathroom fixtures and installing more efficient toilets could save water and money spent on costly water bills. The EPA partnership program with WaterSense encourages end users to install updated toilets that would be a cost-efficient courtesy flush for water conservation.

According to the EPA, installing WaterSense Labeled toilets could save the average American home nearly 4,000 gallons of water per year. That equates to a total savings of $90 per year on water bills and $2,000 over the lifetime of the toilet. And in this economy, no one can afford to flush money down the drain.

New efficient toilets save up to 20 percent less water than stipulated by the current federal standard on water use in toilet flushing. Save the world’s water and a few extra dollars by retrofitting your bathroom with WaterSense label products or a waterless composting toilet.

The idea of installing a waterless composting toilet might be unsettling for the average home owner. But the company Biolet offers an array of waterless products that are environmentally and budget friendly.

End users and home owners need to understand that saving water is as important as saving every nickel and dime when financial times are taking a toll on the family budget. Since a penny saved is a penny earned, so is a gallon of water saved equal to a gallon of water earned.

Water use efficiency and updated bathroom fixtures should no longer be an option. If all households in America united in a courtesy flush movement, the total amount of water saved would equal 640 billion gallons, a tidy sum.

So will you and your family take the courtesy flush challenge? Will you retrofit your bathroom fixtures to use 20 percent less water than it takes to function now?

Of course, the courtesy flush challenge also includes making sure that every flush counts. Do not flush unconventional items or other garbage down the toilet. Flush responsibly.

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