Somehow, whenever people talk about anything to do with toilets it’s pretty funny to me, but when you’re talking about how much water (an increasingly limited resource) each flush uses, that’s not so funny. Water-saving appliances, especially those for the bathroom, are a great way to help make your home and/or office more environmentally friendly.

Designed in Australia, where water conservation is extremely important, this dual flush water-saving toilet uses, at most, 1.6 gallons per flush. “Dual flush” means that this toilet has two different types of flushing. One for liquids (or #1), which is only .8 gallon of water, and one for solids ( like #2, c’mon let’s be grownups about this!), which is only 1.6 gallons of water. At its biggest flush, this water still uses less than the standard new toilets, which use 1.8 gallons of water per flush. That’s up to 50-75% savings!

We use these toilets here at CAG, and we think they’re awesome. With the dual flush design, they’re approved by the EPA Watersense standard. But really, the kid in me thinks it’s much cooler to push a button than pull down the same old potty lever.

This toilet really gets people talking about ways to conserve water, which gives “potty mouth” a whole new meaning!

To see the entire list of our environmentally friendly building features, check out our What Makes us an Eco-Friendly Company? section.

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