How to Purchase an Eco-Friendly Toilet

Tomorrow morning, I am going to the local home improvement store to purchase an eco-friendly toilet. While this may seem like a run-of-the-mill purchase to you, it is a major thought provoking purchase for me. Why? Because every home improvement I am making is going to be eco-friendly. To find out what criteria I should be looking for, I hunted around on the Internet. I found it on a website called Vintage Tub and Bath (www.vintagetub.com). Here is their criteria for purchasing a toilet for green living.

"Toilets must meet criteria in the following areas to be considered water efficient: 1) effective flush volume shall not exceed 1.28 gallons 2) solid waste removal must be 350 grams or greater 3) the toilet must conform to the adjustability and other supplementary requirements. The WaterSense program was designed by the US Environmental Protection Agency to encourage water efficiency in the US through the use of a special label (which is featured above on the page) on consumer products. WaterSense-rated faucets and faucet accessories are high performing water efficient fixtures."

This is what I am setting out to find tomorrow. I will be limiting my choices to Kohler and American Standard brands because of their high consumer satisfaction ratings. They also manufacture toilets which meet the above criteria.  I will update you tomorrow on my choice.