Group urges you to turn off the water when brushing
The Eco-Dentistry Association wants everyone to turn off the tap while they brush their teeth, and it's pressing the message with a Healthcare Environmental Awareness Week from Sept. 13-19.
The group, whose members are dental professionals who encourage eco-friendly practices, says the typical person wastes about 90 glasses of water every day by running the water while they brush.
That means Americans pour some 27 billion glasses of drinking water down the drain every day. That's a big deal, especially considering that the World Water Council estimates that one out of six people around the globe live without clean drinking water.
They've named the campaign “Save 90-A-Day.”
Not sure I need to pass on the specifics, but the group recommends: Wetting your toothbrush under the water, turning off the tap, applying toothpaste, brushing your teeth for 2 minutes, filling a small glass with water, rinsing and swishing with water from the glass and telling a friend or family member to do the same.
Image courtesy of the Eco-Dentisty Association
