People are always trying to find different ways to green up their households and save some money in the process.  One area that gets used the most and ironically can be overlooked the most is the bathroom, more specifically the toilet.  A traditional toilet uses around 2.9 gallons (10.9 Liters) per flush and High Efficiency toilets use approximately 1.7 gallons (6.46 Liters), but there is a new toilet on the market that can further decrease water consumption.

Caroma, a company specializing in high efficiency bathroom supplies sells high efficiency dual flush toilets.  The idea behind dual flush toilets is that there is a button for solid waste as well as a button for liquid waste.  The liquid waste flush uses .8 gallons (3 Liters) and the solid waste uses 1.3 gallons (4.9 Liters), it is estimated that you can reduce water consumption by 40% if you switch from a traditional toilet to a dual flush.  The average dual flush toilet ranges in price from $300 and up.