Obviously I’m not a big fan of Sunlight, preferring to use natural laundry detergents like Ecover or soap nuts. But I do think this green awards campaign of theirs, Eco-Action Kids, is kinda cute. In the 6 – 7 age category, I voted for Manuel, for this reason alone: “When I go to the toilet, I do not flush just for a small pee. It’s better to flush only after two pees.” Word up, Manuel. Word up.
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yay, soap nuts! i am so in love with those. i want to see if i can grow a Chinese Soapberry tree and provide them for ourselves & friends & family & community!
Right on, little man. No flushing just for a small pee!
Hi there, just finding your site! It’s great. Kind of funny that a detergent that is not eco-friendly at all is running this campaign, don’t you think?
Lynn
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you mean there are kids out there that DO flush? My boys work on the – if its yellow let it mellow, if its brown start running as soon as you hear mum yelling!!
we are living with water restrictions here -max 140L per person per day (we use less town water but use some tank water too), no outside water use, 4 min showers- so dual flush toilets are pretty much standard, as are low flow showers (makes a 4 min shower a pretty perfunctory thing!) the low flow shower head is ok when you get used to it -have you got one in your new house?
The only problem with the let it mellow thing is that the vinegar doesnt clean the bowl that well.
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