Waste comes in many forms – even liquid.
Take your shower, for example. Your old showerhead may use more than 6 gallons of water per minute, but it can easily be replaced. I just changed out the two showers in our home. I got these slick little WaterPik EcoFlow shower heads that pump out only 1.5 gallons per minute. And the flow is great for a shower – you don’t end up feeling that you are in a sauna instead of a shower. On top of all that, they are really quiet – so I can still hear NPR on my shower radio (using rechargeable batteries, of course). Check them out: http://www.waterpikecoflow.com
According to the EPA, showers are responsible for 17 percent of all indoor water use. By reducing my water flow from 6 gallons per minute to 1.5, I’ve reduced that part of our water waste by 75%. And I’ll probably save well over a hundred bucks in the coming year.
Not bad – I think I’ll go drink a glass of water to celebrate!
Gardening Eden: How Creation Care Will Change Your Faith, Your Life and Our World, by Michael Abbaté, published by WaterBrook Press, a division of Random House, 2009. ISBN 978-0-30744-499-8. For more info: www.michaelabbate.com
