I’m all for water-conservation, but I’m wondering about some methods — specifically the whole, “If it’s yellow, let it mellow.  If it’s brown, flush it down” rule.

According to Appropedia.org, this means that you don’t flush for number ones, but you do flush for number twos. 

I read about this in an eco-magazine a few years ago. While I guess it’s good in theory, I don’t think it would be good in practice.

The Appropedia article doesn’t suggest this practice if you have a low-flush toilet, because it could make the bathroom smelly.

This is also my reason for not liking the practice. We’ve all smelled school or locker room bathrooms. Do we really want our homes or work places smelling like that?

If so, how many pees before you flush? Two? Twenty? What about toilet paper?

We have pretty much successfully potty-trained our toddler. I think the whole only flushing for certain times would confuse him.

And what about company?

We’ve opted to install low-flow toilets. I think selective flushing is an extreme way to save water. The people doing that should either invest in a low-flow toilet or just go outside.

What are your opinions?

Meet the Venus septic system from Biokube, a Danish company that is specializing in green-thinking engineering. Venus here was designed specifically for people in California, who frequently have to deal with water shortages. I lived in Northern California until I came to Pittsburgh, PA for college, and I can tell you first hand that droughts are constantly an issue. Because of this, people are not only simply aware of conserving water…they actually do it.

The Venus septic treatment system works to water your lawn with the water that you flush down the toilet, let run down the drain or use to wash your clothes. The average American home goes through 400 gallons of water a day, which means that there should be plenty of water to keep your grass green…the Venus makes that possible.

While the thought of playing around in grass that is watered with what gets flushed down the toilet may sound gross, fret not. It has bio filters and leeching fields that ensures the disposed household water is clean enough to be safe. There’s no word yet on how much these will cost, but one thing is for sure: the idea of it all is pretty sweet, eh?