Caroma’s 2011 “One Flush Makes a Difference” Promotion – 50% off MSRP

http://www.caromausa.com/2011/02/09/2011_one_flush_makes_a_difference_50_off_promotion.php 2011 “One Flush Makes a Difference” Promotion Caroma’s 50% off promotion is back! Last year’s promotion was a huge success and this year we’re once again inviting customers to receive a coupon for 50% off the list price of any qualifying Caroma toilet or sink at participating reseller locations*. The 2011 “One Flush Makes [...]

Why do American toilets clog?

After I moved here from Germany I noticed that Americans often have a plunger in their bathrooms. It took me not very long to find out that toilets clog more often in North America than they do in Europe. I didn’t learn about the reason why they clog, until I started ecoTransitions during the drought [...]

Gainesville, GA Toilet rebate criteria change | AccessNorthGa

Toilet rebate criteria change | AccessNorthGa. Toilet rebate criteria change BY MARC EGGERS STAFF GAINESVILLE – The criteria for the City of Gainesville Plumbing Retrofit Program has changed.  Under the new guidelines, only high efficiency toilets that are 1.28 gallons per flush or less will be eligible for the credit offered by the Gainesville Public Utilities [...]

Dekalb County, GA approves Water Rate Hike

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved an 11 percent water and sewer rate increase to pay for nearly $1.4 billion in water and sewer system upgrades in the County. If your home was built prior to 1993 and you haven’t upgraded your toilets yet, you are wasting a significant amount of water and money. [...]

Best and worst bottled water brands by Shine

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/best-and-worst-bottled-water-brands-2436818/ By Lori Bongiorno (Photo: B2M Productions / Getty Images)  How much do you know about the bottled water you drink? Not nearly enough, according to a new report released today from Environmental Working Group(EWG). “Bottled water companies try hard to hide information you might find troubling,” says Jane Houlihan, senior vice president of research for [...]

What’s In Your Bottled Water – Besides Water? 2011 Bottled Water Scorecard | Environmental Working Group

published by 2011 Bottled Water Scorecard | Environmental Working Group. Please visit the site to download the complete report and check your bottled water brand. Pure, clean water. That’s what the ads say. But what does the lab say? When you shell out for bottled water, which costs up to 1,900 times more than tap water, [...]

Do toilets go to heaven? by http://www.bluegranola.com/

Toilet –> Tile –> Trendy. One rarely ponders the life and death of a toilet. Just like some kids ask if dogs go to heaven, I wonder where toilets go when their lifespan is up. For some of them, the answer is a Whole Foods juice bar. Fireclay Tile, a Northern California-based ceramic tile company, uses [...]

U.S. Falling Short Of Its Goals To Improve Access To Clean Water, Sanitation Worldwide, Report Says – Kaiser Global Health

U.S. Falling Short Of Its Goals To Improve Access To Clean Water, Sanitation Worldwide, Report Says – Kaiser Global Health. Friday, November 19, 2010 The U.S. is falling short on its goal of improving conditions for the 2.6 billion people worldwide without access to clean water and sanitation despite the fact the Water for the [...]

More handphones than toilets in India

More handphones than toilets in India. By RAVI NESSMAN It is easier for India’s poor to acquire cell phones than gain access to proper toilets. THE Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean water for its shacks made of ripped tarp and bamboo. No garbage pickup along the rocky, pocked earth that serves as [...]

Investor Report Scrutinizes Water Supply Reliability | Barry Nelson’s Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

Investor Report Scrutinizes Water Supply Reliability | Barry Nelson’s Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC.

Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Regional Toilet Rebate Program

Source: this information is provided on the Metropolitan North Georgia’s Water Districts website. The following water providers participate in the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Regional Toilet Rebate Program.  If you receive your water bill from a provider listed below, you may qualify for an incentive to replace your older, inefficient toilets! Water Providers [...]

Caroma, Moen Recognized By WaterSense – Industry News – PMEngineer

Caroma, Moen Recognized By WaterSense – Industry News – PMEngineer. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program presented high-efficiency, dual-flush toilet manufacturer Caroma with its inaugural Excellence Award for Caroma’s number of WaterSense-labeled products in the marketplace — all 47 of its floor-mount, dual-flush toilet models, more than any company in the industry. The company’s [...]

GA Wins One Battle in Water Wars over Lake Lanier

via GA Wins One Battle in Water Wars over Lake Lanier – 11Alive.com | WXIA | Atlanta, GA. Posted By –  The Associated Press  Last Updated On:  7/22/2010 12:11:53 PM   ATLANTA — A federal judge has rejected demands from Florida that more water be released from Lake Lanier, Metro Atlanta’s main source for drinking water. U.S. [...]

50 Atypical Toilet Innovations – From Briefcase Toilets to Steampunk Toilets (CLUSTER)

50 Atypical Toilet Innovations – From Briefcase Toilets to Steampunk Toilets (CLUSTER).

The Business of Bottled Water: An “Obsession” with a Price

The Business of Bottled Water: An “Obsession” with a Price. Books: Peter Gleick Answers Questions About His New Book, Bottled and Sold By Eliza Barclay for National Geographic News Published June 14, 2010 This story is part of a special series that explores the global water crisis. For more visit National Geographic’s Freshwater website. Everyone [...]

City of Raleigh, NC WaterSense toilet replacement rebate program

Source: http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http;/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Water_and_Wastewater/Cat-1C-2009513-144902-WaterSense_Toilet_Replac.html Stop flushing money down the toilet! Toilets can use up to 30 % of indoor domestic water usage; older toilets can even use up to seven gallons in one flush! PROGRAM DATES: APRIL 4, 2009 – UNTIL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED The City of Raleigh is now offering WaterSense toilet rebates to ALL water customers [...]

Athens Locally Grown tour lets you be a farmer for a day || OnlineAthens.com

off topic, but wanted to share this great article about our friends Ed and Kim at Sundance Farm in Athens Athens Locally Grown tour lets you be a farmer for a day || OnlineAthens.com - also on this CNN video http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/living/2010/05/26/natpkg.tour.de.farms.cnn.html

GA Lawmakers Pass Water Bill

Source GA Lawmakers Pass Water Bill.  The Georgia 2010 Legislature passed the Georgia Water Stewardship Act, a water conservation plan based on recommendations from the Governor’s Water Contingency Task Force. A majority of the Act’s provisions take effect in July 2012 and coincide with a federal court order requiring that Georgia reach a water-sharing agreement [...]

REALTORS® Defeat Toilet Retrofit at Resale Ordinance, Pledge Support for Expanding Rebate Program

The Atlanta City Council has rejected a controversial proposal that would have linked a mandate to replace older toilets and plumbing fixtures to residential and commercial real estate transactions, which is commonly known as “retrofit at resale.” via REALTORS� Defeat Toilet Retrofit at Resale Ordinance, Pledge Support for Expanding Rebate Program.