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Real Men Pee on the Wall Because it Saves the Earth

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hands-free-urinal.jpgOk guys, this one is mostly for us.

Raise your hand if you’re the one who goes into the stall to avoid the row-o-urinals in public bathrooms.

Don’t be shy…wait a tick, is that the reason you use the stall in the first place?

It’s true, that shy bladder could be contributing to that carbon footprint in a big way.

No worries though mates, with all the interesting urinals out there, conserving water was never more fun.

Last night I was at a meeting when the 100 ounces of water I strive to drink each day caught up with me.

After finding my way to the bathroom and taking care of business, I glanced down to get everything straightened up. What did I see? Right there on the top of the urinal was the stamp “1.0 gpf”

1 gallon per flush? Not too bad, especially considering your home toilets may consume as much as 3.5 gallons per flush!

We like to talk about simple, fun, and easy ways to conserve and reuse water around here, but this one seems to be a no-brainer for those of us with both the X and the Y chromosomes.

Along with the picture above, here are a couple more examples of interesting urinals you may find yourself standing at one day:

open-mouth-urinal.jpgsky-urinal.jpg

 

It’s worth noting that commercial toilets (or at least those manufactured post mid 1990’s) only use 1.6 gallons per flush, but that’s still .6 gallons more per flush than urinals.

No big deal? You can still use the stall for good ole “number 1” huh?

Let’s say the average man uses a public restroom an average of 5 times a day. If he uses a toilet instead of a urinal, he uses an extra and unnecessary 3 gallons of water per day.

That’s almost an extra 1100 gallons of water wasted per shy bladder every year.

So if you’re looking for something you can do right now to save the Earth (and to conquer those exhibitionist fears) use a urinal instead of a stall.

Have any pictures of interesting urinals? Email them in and get them posted here!

Jeffrey
Jeffrey

I think every little step toward living green is an awesome one… but eco-snobbery sucks! My goal is to help newbies learn the most important steps toward living green — individually and collectively. Personally, I strive to have as little impact as possible on Planet Earth while I'm here.

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JeffreyI think every little step toward living green is an awesome one... but eco-snobbery sucks! My goal is to help newbies learn the most important steps toward living green -- individually and collectively. Personally, I strive to have as little impact as possible on Planet Earth while I'm here.

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JoshuaAs an advocate for good health, I usually try to choose the 'greener' option over other more dangerous and/or wasteful options. Generally, if it's bad for your health or the planet, I try to avoid it. In my effort to live green... on a budget, I like to find new (healthier) budget-friendly ways to do things -- from eating and cleaning to recycling and home decorating. My goal is to help you take the chore out of living green by sharing fun new ecofriendly ideas that you can try today... or any day! My all-time favorite way to live green is to repurpose items and give them a new use -- I've written a lot of useful DIY articles.

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LynnetteMy experience with living green consists of taking baby steps (like making one big change each year as my New Year's resolution) -- because I've seen too many people burn out on trying to 'Save the Planet'. I share a lot of Simple Ways To Go Green, as I find new and successful strategies that have worked for me. While I'm baby-stepping my ecofriendly habits in life, you will find me at the corner of Good News & Fun Times as publisher of The Fun Times Guide (32 fun & helpful websites).

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