Sheer waste
When you flush the toilet, you’re not just making your business disappear—you’re flushing away clean drinking water too. Your toilet alone is responsible for about 30% of your daily drinking water consumption!
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BMU (2016). Water-saving toilet flushing. Retrieved on August 2, 2021
https://www.bmu.de/themen/wasser-abfall-boden/binnengewaesser/verbrauchertipps/wassersparende-toilettenspuelung/
Flying poop.
Every time you flush, small droplets of wastewater spread several meters across the room. And this happens even when the lid is closed. Oh shit!
Shit happens poop
On average, you use the toilet 6 to 11 times a day. Together with the flush water, this results in between 13,000 and 55,000 liters of wastewater per year— just from going to the bathroom!
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BMU (2016). Water-saving toilet flushing. Retrieved August 2, 2021
https://www.bmu.de/themen/wasser-abfall-boden/binnengewaesser/verbrauchertipps/wassersparende-toilettenspuelung/
Little poop -> Great impact
We produce about 90 to 150 liters of wastewater per day in total. However, what really makes our wastewater problematic is our poop. And it only makes up 1.3% of the total volume!
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DWA German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (2008). New sanitation systems
Invisible, but still there :/
When you shower or do laundry, the wastewater is not very dirty, but questionable substances like microplastics still end up in the wastewater. These are in your shampoo, for example, and can never be completely removed later in the sewage treatment plant.
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Essel, R.; Engel, L.; Carus, M. (2015). Sources of microplastics relevant to marine conservation in Germany
Toilets ≠ trash can xxx
Rubbish that is flushed down the toilet can lead to serious blockages in the sewer system. Wet wipes or cotton buds have no place in your toilet. Medicines are also often difficult to filter out of the wastewater and end up in the nearest river.
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Bund Naturschutz. ToxFox: Scan, ask questions, shop without poison. Retrieved August 5, 2021
https://www.bund-naturschutz.de/oekologisch-leben/einkaufen/toxfox - Quellen
Consumer Advice Center (2020). Do not dispose of waste in the toilet or sink. Retrieved August 5, 2021
https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/wissen/umwelt-haushalt/abfall/abfaelle-nicht-in-toilette-und-waschbecken-entsorgen-25920 - Quellen
Consumer Advice Center (2021). I see something you don't see! Foreign substances in wastewater. Retrieved August 5, 2021
https://www.abwasser-beratung.nrw/projekt-klimafolgen-und-grundstuecksentwaesserung-nrw/ich-sehe-was-was-du-nicht-siehst-fremdstoffe-im-abwasser-27732
Final stop: trash bin skull
Why is it called "bio-waste" anyway? "Bio-GOLD" would be much more fitting, because these leftovers are still quite valuable.
> HodgePodge >
Here, the dirty wastewater from your toilet meets the residual domestic wastewater, creating quite a mess. Once the shit is mixed, it’s hard to separate the individual substances again.
Uninvited visitor :(
Rats also like to visit your bathroom. No bullshit ! In some old houses they can easily climb over the pipes into your toilet - when it comes to hygiene, we're out!
A feast in the sewer!
Remember, your sink is also connected to the wastewater system! Did you know that by washing food scraps down the drain, you’re providing a feast for the rats in the sewer? They feed on it and can multiply really quickly.
Rats Empire:/
Rats feel quite comfortable in the sewer system. Our wastewater is their swimming pool, so to speak. They encounter all kinds of bacteria and germs and thus spread diseases.
You're not all there, are you ? skull
Did you know that around 20% of wastewater doesn’t even make it to the treatment plant? It simply seeps, completely untreated, through old, damaged pipes into the environment.
Completely purified? As if!
During heavy rain events, the sewage system often overflows and sewage treatment plants become overloaded. This can lead to untreated wastewater, including your business, being discharged directly into bodies of water. Yuck!
Say what???
Too little water in the sewer system can lead to nasty deposits and blockages. So, saving water at home doesn’t actually go well with our sewage system. Really absurd, right?
Upgrade due !!! €
A large part of Germany’s sewer system is in poor condition and requires costly, extensive repairs. Instead of just patching it up, let’s upgrade it to a better system right away!
had enough of all this sh**?
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As you can see, you can’t see anything poop
Did you know that the quality of the water is only completely restored in exceptional cases after the treatment plant? Some trace substances, such as medicines and hormones, are really, really difficult to remove.
Let me clarify
Have you ever noticed that sewage treatment plants are always next to a river? That's where the treated wastewater is discharged. So always swim above the sewage treatment plant ;) Do you know where the sewage treatment plant is in your town?
Tutto Kompletti destroy thumbdown
Your poop isn't just poop! It actually contains some good nutrients that plants need to grow. But in the sewage treatment plant, these substances are simply completely destroyed instead of being used. Shit, right?
! Excessively complex !
Hormones, drug residues, microplastics... These substances are becoming an increasing problem and require additional cleaning stages in sewage treatment plants. This costs a lot of money, is extremely time-consuming and uses a lot of electricity!
Bath with Frankenstein Bacteria skull
Sewage treatment plants are an ideal breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. From there, they get into the environment and also to your favorite swimming spot. Fail!
River Pharmacy skull
Drug residues and hormones in our wastewater are rarely removed in sewage treatment plants. That's why they can now be found in rivers and lakes.. This is really bad for fish because it can even make them infertile.
Exp€nsive Shit
Our current wastewater disposal system is becoming more and more expensive. You ask yourself who pays for it? Well, you and me, through our wastewater fees!
N2O, CH4 ... bomb
N2O and CH4 are nasty greenhouse gases that are produced in sewage treatment plants when wastewater is treated. They are driving climate change and causing polar bears to go swimming at the North Pole.
Energy-guzzling tomatoes?!
We use valuable drinking water to water flowers, tomatoes or lawns. It's like buying mineral water from the store to water plants with. Not a good idea, there must be another way!
It's getting hot in here...
We are sweating more and more in our cities. This is not only due to climate change, but also to the way our cities are designed. Asphalt & few plants.
It stinks of shit! bomb
During a heatwave, it stinks of shit. It often happens that nasty gases are produced in our sewage system. In the streets either, the smell isn’t exactly pleasant—it reeks of sewage.
Major tree deaths in the cities skull
It's getting hotter and hotter for trees in cities and there's less and less space for their roots. This makes it hard for water and nutrients to find their way to the roots. No urban greenery, no shade. Hot shit!
Adios, Amigos!
Good rainwater that is collected from roofs and asphalted surfaces often goes straight into the sewer system. When mixed with wastewater, it has to be cleaned again at great expense. Actually, completely unnecessary!!!
Land under :(
Because of the many asphalted surfaces in the city, rainwater no longer seeps away but instead flows into the sewer system. However, during a severe storm, the system can no longer handle the large volumes of water, leading to flooding!
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Fish think that’s crap !
Discharge water from the sewage treatment plant has a terrible effect on rivers and lakes. Fertilizing nutrients that we could really use on the fields are out of place here and create an imbalance. Biodiversity doesn't like that either!
»Water is the new gold..«
Water is already in short supply This makes it all the more important that we manage it well!
Our environment thinks this is crap thumbdown
Rivers, lakes, mountains, meadows, forests... Human influence can be found on every corner. We often leave a shitty impression. Did you know that our sewage system is also part of this problem?
Start with you own sh**t
We influence our environment with our actions. Or our inaction. Therefore, it is in our hands (and in our bowl) how we do our business in the future. Pooping is political!
Where does the fertilizer actually come from?
Fertilizers are artificially produced using a lot of energy or are mined. Phosphorus, for example, is imported from countries such as China, the USA or North Africa. It then ends up in the toilet via our plates and bodies and are laboriously removed in the sewage treatment plant.
Dusty wasteland
The content of valuable humus in our soil is decreasing more and more and with it the soil fertility. Humus is the material on which our food grows, we are urgently dependent on it. Without humus nothing happens!
A Flood of Sludge
A huge amount of untreated liquid manure from factory farming is used as fertilizer. There is far too much of it! The excess is harmful as nitrate gets into the groundwater and water bodies and disrupts the natural environment.
Life - an eternal circle?
We’re taking nutrient-rich plants from the fields but rarely give those nutrients back.
This gap must be closed!</> You see it yourself, right?
Das geht auch anders!
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