How Much Water do you Really Use?
March 23, 2009 · Print This Article
We’ve been warned that, as climate changes across the world, water will soon become a very scarce, precious resource – one that wars may be fought over. So, naturally, it’s incredibly important that we conserve as much as we can. But even if you take Navy showers and are otherwise super frugal with water use, you may be surprised by the real amount of water you need to get by on a daily basis. This chart by Good Magazine shows the real water cost of a number of food and beverage items, as well as the amount saved by low-flow toilets, shower heads and faucets. (Click image above to see full chart)
According to the chart, you can save 23.2 gallons of water per day by making the low-flow switch. Tea requires 28 fewer gallons of water to produce than coffee, and you can save over 32 gallons by choosing a glass of water instead of soda. It’s an eye-opener – especially when you see that it takes a whopping 1,500 gallons of water to produce a pound of beef. Add that to the long list of reasons to go vegetarian or cut back on the amount of meat you eat.
Link [Good Magazine]
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Good post, but that’s an unfortunate crop of the image, because you cut off 9/10ths of the gallon-dots for the hamburger, making the casual viewer assume it’s roughly equivalent to the salad, when in fact, once you click through, the disproportionate amount of water used in that and the steak is glaring above and beyond all other choices.
If we all stopped eating and died alot of water would be saved.