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Why I Don't Flush the Toilet Every Time Anymore (And You Should Think About It)

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A gesture as banal as it is automatic and rarely questioned: flushing the toilet. However, simple urination doesn't necessarily require this reflex. What if this small gesture contributes to considerable water waste every day without our knowledge? A troubling question, but one worth asking. What you're about to discover might make you rethink your routine...

Drinking water: a precious resource that we waste without thinking

Every time we flush the toilet, between 3 and 9 liters of drinking water disappear immediately... into the sewer system. Perfectly clean, treated, precious water used to drain just a few centimeters of urine. It's like using a glass of Volvic to rinse a brush.

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