Bidets are bathroom fixtures that use a gentle stream of water to clean your underside. Because they rely on water to operate, many people intuitively guess that bidets are problematic from the perspective of water conservation or environmentalism.
But the opposite is true. Bidets are, almost universally, better for the environment than using toilet paper.
How can this be? And is it really worth installing a bidet in your bathroom?
Toilet Paper and Water Dynamics
The most important piece of the environmental sustainability equation is water, but the dynamics of water as they pertain to bidets and toilet paper are somewhat complicated.
First, it’s important to understand that bidets use a very small amount of water. Depending on what type of bidet you use and how you use it, you’ll likely use far less water cleaning yourself than you do with a single flush of the toilet. After…
Read the full article originally published at ecofriend.org.