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Bathroom
9 ways to Green Your Bathroom
Given that it's accountable for three-quarters of indoor water consumption, your bathroom is a key area to green up at home or in your office. From low-flow showers and toilets to healthy cleaning products, check out these GY-recommended steps.
Buy a faucet aerator
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Stop water, energy, and money from slipping down your drain by installing low-flow aerators on bathroom and kitchen faucets.
Buy a low-flow showerhead
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These water-conserving fixtures are available at most hardware or plumbing supply stores and can be fitted to most standard shower arms.
Use a shower timer
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Take shorter showers with these inexpensive, handy devices that cut your wash-up time by helping you discern your average shower length.
Reduce the thermostat setting on your water heater
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Setting your water heater's thermostat at a perfectly comfortable 120°F—a small change for most—lowers energy usage, and saves you money.
Install a solar thermal water heater
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A solar thermal water heater that uses the sun's warmth to cook up warm water naturally uses much less energy than an electric boiler.
Flush with less water
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Place a filled plastic jug in the water storage tank to take up space. Or choose one of many available products to achieve the same goal.
Choose recycled toilet paper
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Toilet paper made from virgin pulp often comes from old growth forests, important carbon sinks that are rapidly disappearing.
Buy eco-friendly bath towels
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Dry off with towels made from natural and organic fibers and low-impact dyes to make the wipe-down as eco-friendly as the sudsing-up.
Choose eco-friendly facial tissue
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Keep your drippy nose in check with facial tissue made not from virgin old-growth trees, but old newspapers and cardboard boxes instead.
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