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Crazy Water
Wasting Facts
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The US wastes about 1 trillion gallons of water each year.
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The average American wastes about 9 gallons of water each day.
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Producing the food for one day for a family of four takes about 6800 gallons of water.
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A pound of lettuce costs around 15 gallons of water to make, a slice of bread costs 10 gallons to make, and a pound of chocolate can cost up to 2,847 gallons to make.
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Dishwashers use a little over 1% of indoor water use.
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Toilets use the most indoor water.
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Leaks use up 13.7% of indoor water.
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Showers use nines times more water than baths.
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Ninety-one gallons of water are used to make half a kilogram of plastic
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