We waste more water and use more chemicals in our bathrooms than any other place in the house! Here’s how to green yours up.
比起家中任何地方，我们在浴室里浪费的水和使用的化学物质都更多！下面是让浴室更加绿色环保的方法F~^0elkD(z3~1。

You Will Need
你需要

Fluorescent light bulbs
荧光灯泡

Plants
植物

Low-flow showerhead
低流量花洒

Food coloring
食用色素

Natural personal care products
天然个人护理产品

Low-flow toilet
低流量马桶

Vinegar
醋

Baking soda
苏打粉

Steps
步骤

STEP 1 Switch your lights
1.更换灯泡

Swap your regular light bulbs for compact fluorescent lights. Not only do they use up to 90% less energy, they also last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs.
把常规灯泡换成紧凑型荧光灯pAv)7zn9iCLb。这种灯泡不仅可以节能90%，使用寿命也比白炽灯多十倍Piy|Yf!*u48*。

STEP 2 Get a plant
2.放置植物

Get a plant. They don’t just look nice; according to a study by NASA, they actually clean the air of toxins like acetone and formaldehyde. And they reduce humidity, so you’ll have less mold and mildew.
放置一盆植物，不仅更加美观，根据NASA一项研究，还可以净化空气中的毒素，比如丙酮和甲醛H)SH9,,E*5+acbNYn*t。植物还可以降低湿度，从而减少霉菌和真菌mqkB89^bfT3XJVk。

The best plants to rid the air of chemicals include spider plants, rubber tree plants, English ivy, Boston ferns, peace lilies, and any kind of palm.
消除空气中化学物质的最好的植物包括吊兰，橡胶树，英国常春藤，波士顿蕨，和平百合，以及任何一种棕榈树TicGn6RzhkeE9I1u(。

STEP 3 Replace your showerhead
3.替换花洒

Replace your showerhead. A typical showerhead drops about seven gallons of water every minute, while a low-flow one only gives off about half that.
替换花洒&=tS8Jr0m[^G。普通花洒每分钟洒落7加仑水，而低流量的花洒水流量只有一半EZU23~SC,+QC2fDw。

STEP 4 Check your toilet
4.检查马桶

A single leaky toilet can waste up to 100 gallons of water a day! To see if yours is leaking, put a few drops of food coloring into the tank, wait 20 minutes, then check if the water in the bowl has changed color.
一个易漏水的马桶每天浪费100加仑水！如果要检查自己的马桶是否漏水，向马桶水箱中加入食用色素，等20分钟，然后查看水是否变色Yj.9]7Rjg+。

STEP 5 Use natural products
5.使用天然产品

Use only all natural shampoos, soaps, and conditioners. Not only do they reduce the amount of toxic chemicals that get into your body, they prevent those chemicals from going down the drain and into the groundwater.
只用纯天然的洗发水，香皂和和护发素2ASFgtGiafV。不仅可以减少身体吸收的有毒化学物质，还可以防止这些化学物质进入下水道，渗入地下水9sLaH5GK#ZK。

STEP 6 Swap your toilet
6.更换马桶

Replace your existing toilet with a low-flow model. While regular toilets can use as much as five to seven gallons of water per flush, new models use less than two.
把现在的马桶换成低流量马桶RQI[&C1(+Tu03]sd74l。普通马桶每次冲水使用5至7加仑的水，而新型马桶用水量低于2加仑w&q+]&DUM4Lk。

Some cities give partial rebates for buying a low-flow toilet.
一些城市为购买低流量马桶提供部分退税0aHMavF%ZO*R;1X2l。

STEP 7 Clean the natural way
7.天然方法清洁

Instead of using toxic cleaners, make your own. White vinegar fights germs, soap scum, mold, mildew, and mineral deposits, while two parts baking soda and one part hot water is great for cleaning tile and grout. Now you’ve created a green sanctuary…
不要使用有毒的清洁剂，自己制作x9jq.7%TT(k+Ju47|eCB。白醋可以消除细菌，肥皂斑，霉菌，真菌和矿物质残留i7^)5^N68GDg~#f&O)FD。两份苏打粉和一份热水混合可用于清洁瓷砖和地板y3FC0BRL+P#。现在，你已经打造出绿色环保的圣所！

Low-flow toilets save Americans $11.3 million every day on their water bills!
低流量马桶每天为美国人节约1130万美元的水费！