A recent poll at planet-u.com asked how often folks run the water while brushing their teeth. The results:

  • 55% – said they use it only to moisten and rinse
  • 30% – run the water the whole time
  • 10% don’t use water during this particular oral hygiene practice

Only around 1% of the earth’s water is drinkable. So it is no wonder why water conservation, as a whole, is a big deal. Congrats to the folks that use it sparingly in daily tasks like brushing teeth (at the least, Dentists feel it’s important to do daily).

I can sure spout out a bunch of ways of conserving water. But in this post I thought I’d soak up your suggestions. So, what are your ideas for water conservation?

A single faucet dripping 5 times a minute can add up to you paying for an additional 231 gallons of water per year. If a million households did that it would save 231,439,894 gallons of water per year.

I’d love to have you participate in the next poll. Check it out on the right side of the page here: planet-u.com