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The winning “World’s Best Presentations” kawasaki presentation was entitled
It’s a powerful statement of how safe drinking water is become increasingly scarce.
I saw it and thought “ok, what can I do?”
Then, I was reminded of a review I saw in Popular Mechanics about a grey-water toilet system called Aqus (it takes the water you use in your sink and repurposes it for your toilet)
I thought “great, I’ll get one.”
Then, I saw the price tag $279, which is $10 more than I spent on water for my whole house for the first 7 months of the year.
It’s hard to think that a system on one toilet is going to reduce water costs by 50%. It’s not.
So, the question becomes: how much is saving water for others worth it to me?
Crass, but true.
On the other hand, if the price of water goes up (like oil/gas), well, at some point, it’s worth it.
The free market strikes again..