More and more homeowners are looking for new methods to green up their current lifestyles and homes. Making a significant change to the way you use your resources will definitely save extra money and have a true positive impact on your environment. There is a wide range of methods to be used in order to implement some environmentally friendly features and designs into your home structure.

Remember that even the easiest change is going to have a significant and useful impact on the way you utilize your home natural resources. Being one f the most used spaces in your house, the bathroom “consumes” water at high rates and the best alternative in order to reduce this is to go for a green toilet. The dual flush toilet is one of the most popular and current trends when it comes to eco-friendly toilets. This type of toilet will allow you to choose the exact flush volume depending on the excrement that must be flushed.

For instance, the user may go for a full-flush in order to flush feces or a half-flush in order to flush urine. One of the most significant advantages brought by this type of toilet is that it has a really low consumption of water. For instance, you can save up to 3,000 gallons of water by using a dual flush toilet and this water saving will have a positive impact both on the environment and your bank account. However, the main disadvantage related to a dual flush toilet is that it’s pretty difficult to install.

You will need professional help in order to have a dual flush toilet installed in your bathroom. Also, you may have to clean all the residues that are left in the dual flush toilet as they tend to accumulate due to the lower water volume. However, all these minor disadvantages can be overcome by making a few minor changes in your routine and habits – this way, you will find the dual flush toilet to be perfect for your greener household.

The second most popular eco-friendly toilet is a portable version of the already known composting toilets. Such toilets come in the same shape of the common toilet seat and all you will have to do is to place a biodegradable bag right into the eco-toilet and start doing your deed. Then, you will have to save the bag in order to put it into the compost pile you have at home. It takes about forty days for this biodegradable bag to decompose. If used properly, such eco-toilets can lower your personal impact on the environment – your need to use the traditional flush toilets will be decreased(remember that a traditional flush toilet is going to require 5 or 6 gallons of water in order to provide the necessary flush).             

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