Comments on: Simple Toilet Bag Saves Water And A Lot Of Money http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money Dedicated to finding true sustainability in the marketplace Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:40:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: elowry723 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-363 elowry723 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:48:07 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-363 So you're saying that you're reading audience isn't industrious enough to take a ziploc bag out of the cabinet, fill it with water, and put it in the toilet tank? I think they are as they're already interested enough in being more sustainable to read your website (which I like very much). I would suggest you educate them on how to do that rather than encouraging additional consumerism. Thanks for the discussion. So you're saying that you're reading audience isn't industrious enough to take a ziploc bag out of the cabinet, fill it with water, and put it in the toilet tank? I think they are as they're already interested enough in being more sustainable to read your website (which I like very much). I would suggest you educate them on how to do that rather than encouraging additional consumerism. Thanks for the discussion.

]]> By: theauthor http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-362 theauthor Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:23:10 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-362 I totally agree, but as a professional in the sustainability sector I understand that in a consumer-based society most people are not that creative or industrious. They would rather buy a pre-packaged solution than exert the effort and/or thought to achieve the same end result on their own. So given the reality of the predicament, I'd say the bag isn't the worst option, environmentally speaking, seeing as the most idealistic solutions to many of our environmental problems rarely ever come close to being executed. I totally agree, but as a professional in the sustainability sector I understand that in a consumer-based society most people are not that creative or industrious. They would rather buy a pre-packaged solution than exert the effort and/or thought to achieve the same end result on their own. So given the reality of the predicament, I'd say the bag isn't the worst option, environmentally speaking, seeing as the most idealistic solutions to many of our environmental problems rarely ever come close to being executed.

]]> By: elowry723 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-361 elowry723 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:15:53 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-361 Remember what sustainability is. Using our resources as effectively as possible. You're saying that creating another special plastic bag is necessary when the great majority of us are throwing away or recycling multiple bags and bottles all the time. My point is use something you already have. Remember what sustainability is. Using our resources as effectively as possible. You're saying that creating another special plastic bag is necessary when the great majority of us are throwing away or recycling multiple bags and bottles all the time. My point is use something you already have.

]]> By: theauthor http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-360 theauthor Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:00:57 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-360 You're right, anything that displaces water would work, but the bag is a specific volume that can be adjusted and is made to clip onto your toilet tank. The problem with a brick is the sediment and minerals it puts into your tank that could cause rust and damage. Plus, if you need more water per flush; you can't really adjust the brick. The bag comes as a part of a water saving kit that includes low-flow shower heads and fixture attachments, but can be purchased separately.<br><br>I'm certainly not saying this is the best solution, but it beats throwing out a perfectly good toilet for another one that requires much more energy, materials, and transport to produce than a waterproof bag. I also doubt that you could get either an empty plastic bottle and/or brick for under a $1, unless you went through someone else's trash :) You're right, anything that displaces water would work, but the bag is a specific volume that can be adjusted and is made to clip onto your toilet tank. The problem with a brick is the sediment and minerals it puts into your tank that could cause rust and damage. Plus, if you need more water per flush; you can't really adjust the brick. The bag comes as a part of a water saving kit that includes low-flow shower heads and fixture attachments, but can be purchased separately.

I'm certainly not saying this is the best solution, but it beats throwing out a perfectly good toilet for another one that requires much more energy, materials, and transport to produce than a waterproof bag. I also doubt that you could get either an empty plastic bottle and/or brick for under a $1, unless you went through someone else's trash :)

]]> By: elowry723 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-359 elowry723 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:24:18 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-359 Are you kidding me? Cheap and simple? How about an empty bottle filled with water or a brick. Either is cheaper, equally as effective, and doesn't require manufacturing something new and transporting it around the world. Geeez people. Are you kidding me? Cheap and simple? How about an empty bottle filled with water or a brick. Either is cheaper, equally as effective, and doesn't require manufacturing something new and transporting it around the world. Geeez people.

]]> By: elowry723 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-218 elowry723 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:48:07 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-218 So you're saying that you're reading audience isn't industrious enough to take a ziploc bag out of the cabinet, fill it with water, and put it in the toilet tank? I think they are as they're already interested enough in being more sustainable to read your website (which I like very much). I would suggest you educate them on how to do that rather than encouraging additional consumerism. Thanks for the discussion. So you're saying that you're reading audience isn't industrious enough to take a ziploc bag out of the cabinet, fill it with water, and put it in the toilet tank? I think they are as they're already interested enough in being more sustainable to read your website (which I like very much). I would suggest you educate them on how to do that rather than encouraging additional consumerism. Thanks for the discussion.

]]> By: theauthor http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-217 theauthor Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:23:10 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-217 I totally agree, but as a professional in the sustainability sector I understand that in a consumer-based society most people are not that creative or industrious. They would rather buy a pre-packaged solution than exert the effort and/or thought to achieve the same end result on their own. So given the reality of the predicament, I'd say the bag isn't the worst option, environmentally speaking, seeing as the most idealistic solutions to many of our environmental problems rarely ever come close to being executed. I totally agree, but as a professional in the sustainability sector I understand that in a consumer-based society most people are not that creative or industrious. They would rather buy a pre-packaged solution than exert the effort and/or thought to achieve the same end result on their own. So given the reality of the predicament, I'd say the bag isn't the worst option, environmentally speaking, seeing as the most idealistic solutions to many of our environmental problems rarely ever come close to being executed.

]]> By: elowry723 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-216 elowry723 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:15:53 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-216 Remember what sustainability is. Using our resources as effectively as possible. You're saying that creating another special plastic bag is necessary when the great majority of us are throwing away or recycling multiple bags and bottles all the time. My point is use something you already have. Remember what sustainability is. Using our resources as effectively as possible. You're saying that creating another special plastic bag is necessary when the great majority of us are throwing away or recycling multiple bags and bottles all the time. My point is use something you already have.

]]> By: theauthor http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-215 theauthor Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:57 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-215 You're right, anything that displaces water would work, but the bag is a specific volume that can be adjusted and is made to clip onto your toilet tank. The problem with a brick is the sediment and minerals it puts into your tank that could cause rust and damage. Plus, if you need more water per flush; you can't really adjust the brick. The bag comes as a part of a water saving kit that includes low-flow shower heads and fixture attachments, but can be purchased separately.<br><br>I'm certainly not saying this is the best solution, but it beats throwing out a perfectly good toilet for another one that requires much more energy, materials, and transport to produce than a waterproof bag. I also doubt that you could get either an empty plastic bottle and/or brick for under a $1, unless you went through someone else's trash :) You're right, anything that displaces water would work, but the bag is a specific volume that can be adjusted and is made to clip onto your toilet tank. The problem with a brick is the sediment and minerals it puts into your tank that could cause rust and damage. Plus, if you need more water per flush; you can't really adjust the brick. The bag comes as a part of a water saving kit that includes low-flow shower heads and fixture attachments, but can be purchased separately.

I'm certainly not saying this is the best solution, but it beats throwing out a perfectly good toilet for another one that requires much more energy, materials, and transport to produce than a waterproof bag. I also doubt that you could get either an empty plastic bottle and/or brick for under a $1, unless you went through someone else's trash :)

]]> By: elowry723 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/products/green-building/simple-toilet-bag-saves-water-and-a-lot-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-214 elowry723 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:24:18 +0000 http://www.sincerelysustainable.com/?p=2170#comment-214 Are you kidding me? Cheap and simple? How about an empty bottle filled with water or a brick. Either is cheaper, equally as effective, and doesn't require manufacturing something new and transporting it around the world. Geeez people. Are you kidding me? Cheap and simple? How about an empty bottle filled with water or a brick. Either is cheaper, equally as effective, and doesn't require manufacturing something new and transporting it around the world. Geeez people.

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