If It's Yellow -- and other bathroom greenery

During our transition to Michigan from Tennessee, the lot of us stayed at a hostel at my church in Memphis. Known as somewhat of a 'hippie church' in the community, we weren't surprised to find one of the bathrooms at the hostel labeled with a sign like this:



I have to admit that I avoided that bathroom for the 3 1/2 weeks that we were there. 3 years later, we employ this technique in our upstairs bathroom. The downstairs bathroom where mosts guest would go stays pretty consistently flushed. I would estimate that we started letting the yellow mellow about a year ago (Bill?). We've not measured the difference in our wastewater consumption, but I'm putting that on the 'To Do' list today.

Tree Hugger also recommends using the Navy Shower technique to save water: where you turn on the water only to get wet at the beginning and rinse off at the end. All lathering is done with the water off. Many shower heads are even equipped with an on/off switch to make that easier. Of course, the water conservation technique that we most prefer is the one where you shower together. Saves water AND starts the day off right!

Dee