Shortage Of Water In Canada

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People say, “I’m dying from thirst” but they don’t actually know what it feels like to go days without water. People in developing countries are facing this problem today and if we don’t take an action, Canada will start facing this. Our country will start to dry up and we will have to do something to act.
Toilet flushing is the main factor of water usage in households. Today, most toilets use fresh water when flushing. This freshwater in these toilets can be used as drinking water. With this five million dollars I can produce toilets that reuses water you use in your house to flush. This toilet uses the “grey water” in taps, showers, baths, anything that uses water. Once the water is drained, it gets transferred through a series of pipes and

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