I don’t mean what you use to chop down your feces, but an object that you realized only your family has and people would raise their eyebrows at. Best if said object has a sole purpose.

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    Bucket in the shower to collect run-off water for flushing? Thought it was standard until I learned people don’t even bother turning the faucet off when brushing their teeth.

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      A friend had the shower drain piped directly to his garden sprinkler at one point. His shower was on the 2nd floor so gravity did the rest.

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        I kinda want to go hmmm but honestly that’s kinda genius. I just hope he wasn’t growing food in that garden.

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        It’s not about treatment, in a severe drought there are financial penalties for excessive water use, and this is one way avid gardeners can cope.

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        I mean, do we really need to flush with drinking water? It’s literally drinking water straight into the toilet. 6l at that for “big business” and 4 for a single whizz. And that multiple times a day.

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      My parents had a cow watering tub in the porch connected to the gutter for this purpose, but it was because the well dried up sometimes.

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      What I love so much about the whole “turning the water off when you brush your teeth” debate is how everyone is basically telling on themselves.

      The ADA recommends brushing your teeth for two minutes. Do you think anybody sits there and lets the water wash down the drain for two whole minutes? Or more likely does everyone have terrible dental hygiene?

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        ??? Why is it so crazy to imagine people let a tap run for two minutes?