How many gallons of water do you use per day?
The average American uses 77 gallons of water in the house daily. This table shows typical water consumption for common household uses, without conservation.
Shower 5-minute shower uses 15-25 gallons wet down, soap up, rinse uses 5 gallons low-flow showerhead Tub bath full tub uses 35 gallons one-third full tub uses 10-12 gallons
Toilet flushing each flush uses 5-7 gallons install tank-displacement or low flow toilet uses 1.6-4 gallons per flush plastic bottle or displacement bag in tank
Brushing teeth continuous running tap uses 2 gallons each time wet brush, rinse uses 1 pint faucet aerators or flow restrictors
Washing hands continuous running tap uses 2 gallons each time fill basin, rinse uses 1 gallon
Shaving continuous running tap uses 3-5 gallons each time fill basin, rinse uses 1 gallon
Dishwashing by hand continuous running tap uses 20 gallons each time wash, rinse in sink uses 5 gallons install aerator
Washing machine full cycle uses 36-60 gallons per load wash only full loads, use front loaders uses 35-45 gallons
Outdoor watering continuous hose running 5-10 gallons per minute don’t leave hose running; use mulch; don’t overfertilize your lawn use nozzle on hose
Plastic Recycling Facts :In 2006, Americans drank about 167 bottles of water each but only recycled an average of 23 percent. That leaves 38 billion water bottles in landfills. Bottled water costs between $1 and $4 per gallon, and 90 percent of the cost is in the bottle, lid and label. According to the Beverage Marketing Corp, the average American consumed 1.6 gallons of bottled water in 1976. In 2006 that number jumped to 28.3 gallons. It takes over 1.5 million barrels of oil to manufacture a year’s supply of bottled water. That’s enough oil to fuel 100,000 cars. Eight out of 10 plastic water bottles become landfill waste. In 2007 we spent $16 billion on bottled water. That’s more than we spent on iPods or movie tickets. Plastic bottles can take up to 1000 years before they
begin to decompose once buried. If everyone in NYC gave up water bottles for one week, they would save 24 million bottles from being landfilled. One month on the same plan would save 112 million bottles, and one year would save 1.328 billion bottles from going into the landfill.
Bottled water has contaminants too, study finds....
http://green.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081015/ap_on_sc/impure_bottled_water.html
Water or Coke?
Very interesting
WATER
#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
(Likely applies to half the world population.)
#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
#3.Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.
#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water
you should drink every day?
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
#1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric
acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major
contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
#2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the
commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
#3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!
Now the question is, would you like a glass of water? or Coke?
COKE
#1. In many states the highway patrol carries
two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
#2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke
and it will be gone in two days.
#3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
#4.To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:
Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
#5.To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble
away the corrosion.
#6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
#7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix
with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
#8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.