Monday, October 24, 2011

Saving Water

In my travels to South Africa, Zambia, and Botswana this summer, I noticed that the toilets typically had two buttons for flushing.  One with a half-circle and one with a complete circle.  The half-circle button is for flushing after you pee, so it uses very little water.  The full circle is only used when a full flush is advisable.

So simple, and yet so effective.  Why don't we do that here is the USA (and everywhere)?

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