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Aside from using organic products and conserving energy, another great idea in participating in the home improvement green trend is conserving water. Water is also essential to our daily lives and more and more people are learning the value of water through the hard way; when they start experiencing water shortage.

Fortunately, home owners can now conserve some water through the use of dual flush toilets. Dual flush toilets were first introduced in Australia because of the country’s shortage in water supply. The need to use less water led to the development of dual flush toilets that save water by using different flushing levels when flushing solid and liquid waste. These toilets have two separate flushing options controlled by separate buttons or levers. The first flushing option is for liquid waste, using only 0.8 gallon of water. The second option uses the standard 1.6 gallons of water for flushing solid waste. By using the proper amount of water in flushing wastes in the toilet, home owners can conserve more water as compared to using 1.6 gallons of water for both solid and liquid wastes everytime they flush.

Using dual flush toilets can also help home owners save money. Water conservation will lead to lower monthly water consumption bills.

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