If It's Yellow, Let It Mellow

As a overly sanitized american, i was at first unsettled by this practice when visiting friends abroad (this was mostly in homes, however, not public toilets). But it's a sensible and evolved practice that needs to take hold here in the U.S. -- only flush when you need to and save all those wasted gallons of precious water. I am also horrified when i see people treating the toilet like a wastebasket, dropping tissues or clean paper products into it and flushing them away.

Phoenix, thank you for publishing this! We're squeamish about this stuff at the office, but I'd contend that the toilet in my office building is cleaner than the one in my house -- the work bathroom is cleaned daily, whereas mine at home...well, let's just say I don't get around to the housework quite so frequently. The point is, there may be fewer sanitation-related reasons to flush so frequently at work, and by easing up on the power-flush toilets here we can make our office buildings less harmful. Thanks!

I agree. Well, you and I are saving water, lets spread the word!

Yes its a squeamish topic oh so important and its something we all have in common. Great to welcome to the ranks of "if its yellow let it mellow" water savers brigade!