The Sink Positive

Energy usage, and more importantly, conservation of energy is something that has become much more dear to me over the last few months. It all started with my discovery that the previous owners of our house were using 1007 litres of water per day (see entry). I found this amazing and disturbing. I am happy to report, by the way, that my family has continued to use considerably less water. We are running at about 640 litres a day though to be honest that still seems incredibly high to me.

My belief is that the price I am charged for water ($1 per 1000 litres) is pathetically low and needs to be increased. Thought it will be hard to convince the average Joe of this. I was reading an article in the latest edition of The Suburban (our local newspaper) today. In it a resident of the area is quoted as being "resigned" to paying $300 a year for water. The article leaves the reader with a taste that we are paying too much for residential water. We have a way to go.

Anyhow....I stumbled on the following website today as I was looking at the issue of water usage in the world. This sink just made sense to me and I felt a need to share it with you all. Such a simple and innovative invention called the SinkPositive from a company called Environmental Designworks. Have a look.

I imagine that it will not catch on however because the idea of washing ones hands over a toilet is unappealing. Now having said that, there may be more refined ways to put this concept into every day use by linking a bathroom sink with a toilet.

It just makes sense to me that we should use our soapy sink water to flush down our pee and poo rather than clean water. You?

Let me know what you think about what you have just read. Please and thanks!