NORWICH, England – In a bid to “save water,” students are being urged to pee in the shower.
University of East Anglia students Debs Torr and Chris Dobson came up with the “Go with the Flow” campaign to get the “the university’s 15,000 students to take their first wee of the day while having their morning shower,” according to the BBC.
The duo claims the move could save the university £125,000 a year – or about 200,000 American dollars.
“We’ve done the maths, and this project stands to have a phenomenal impact,” Dobson tellsITV news.
“With 15,000 students at UEA, over a year we would save enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool 26 times over.
Imagine how big an impact it could have if we could get everyone in East Anglia, or even the UK, to change their morning habits.”
While the initiative is not led by the university, it nonetheless endorses it.
The duo claims the move could save the university £125,000 a year – or about 200,000 American dollars.
“We’ve done the maths, and this project stands to have a phenomenal impact,” Dobson tellsITV news.
“With 15,000 students at UEA, over a year we would save enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool 26 times over.
Imagine how big an impact it could have if we could get everyone in East Anglia, or even the UK, to change their morning habits.”
While the initiative is not led by the university, it nonetheless endorses it.
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