Bathroom: Eco-Friendly Checklist
The bathroom is a great place to start when transforming your home and habits to be more sustainable.
Common bathroom toiletries, hardware, and practices are rather wasteful for many households – but yours doesn’t have to be!
Here is a list of items to get you thinking about a more eco-friendly bathroom. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it’s a great short one to get you started.
Want to check out more than just this topic? See our full eco-friendly home checklist!
Checklist
- Turn off faucet when brushing your teeth or shaving
- Bamboo toilet paper
- Reusable bottle soap tablets or bar hand soap
- Install low-flow faucets and toilets
- Install a water efficient shower head
- Bidet
- Military shower for washing your body
- Dual flush toilets
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Turn off faucet when brushing your teeth or shaving
This is simply a good habit to get into. Turn the water off if you're not actively using it. If you're paying for municipal water, you can actually save a little money by adopting this habit too.
Bamboo toilet paper
Toilet paper made from bamboo is far more sustainable because of the amount of land required, the rate at which bamboo grows, and the manufacturing process. And despite what you might think, it's often just as soft and comfortable!
Reusable bottle soap tablets or bar hand soap
There are many better options for hand soap out there than disposable plastic bottles. Getting a refillable glass dispenser with tablets you can add water to is a great method, or you can simply use a bar that comes plastic-free.
Install low-flow faucets and toilets
Low flow faucets intentionally push only the amount of water necessary for activities like washing your hands or showering. Depending on your current faucet and what you transition to, you could reduce unnecessary water usage by 50% or more!
Install a water efficient shower head
Similar to a low-flow faucet, there are also shower heads that can reduce the amount of water used by optimizing the water pressure and flow.
Bidet
A bidet is a specialized type of toilet that uses water to clean you after using the bathroom, rather than using excessive toilet paper.
Military shower for washing your body
A military shower is a common name for a method of showering where you rinse, turn the water off and scrub with soap, and then turn the water on again to rinse off. The entire goal of this is to conserve as much water as possible.
Dual flush toilets
Dual flush toilets usually have two buttons on top rather than a lever. One button is for a ligher flush that uses less water. This allows you to intentionally reduce the amount of water used depending on what you're flushing.
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Plonkey, Jim. (October 30, 2022). Bathroom: Eco-Friendly Checklist. Natural Replacements. Retrieved July 6, 2024, from https://naturalreplacements.com/learn/personal-care/bathroom-eco-friendly-checklist/
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