Wie viel #Wasser benötigen wir in #Europa pro Person pro Tag?

Schätzt mal, wo der Durchschnitt liegt!

Übrigens, 22% glauben, dass er Verbrauch unter zehn Litern pro Person pro Tag liegt. Das ist falsch.

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In der Stadt Wayne in New Jersey, #USA dürfen #Gebäude nur noch maximal 2,5 Stockwerke haben.

Übrigens ist der Hauptgrund der Maßnahme, dass der #Wasserdruck in der gesamten #Gemeinde sonst nicht sichergestellt werden kann.

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500 mm oder weniger ist die durchschnittliche jährliche #Niederschlagsmenge in Teile von #Unterfranken.

Übrigens, in #Oberbayern ist es teilweise über 2000 mm #Niederschlag, also mehr als vier mal so viel.

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3 of Andy Warhol’s Piss Paintings were at an exhibition at the Museum Brandhorst in #Munich.

By the way, this is real urine that caused the #copper to oxidize and there are more of those #paintings. The series is called “Oxidation Paintings”.

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2.3 million € were spent by the #city of #Nuremberg in 2022 to renovate the Jamnitzerplatz. This is an #urban square in the quarter of Gostenhof.

By the way, the city installed two playgrounds (for 3-6 year old and for 6-14 year old kids). They also added ping-pong-tables, a streetball-court, and boards to play chess. Oh, and one of our #toilets.

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#WWD – Tomorrow is #World #Water Day 2025!

By the way, the 22nd of march is world water day since 1993 and since 2003, it is organized by UN-Water. We are also partnering up with United Nations.

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2025 #summer holidays with #water scarcity at the #horizon.

By the way, due to the #climate #change it will get worse. Use water wisely, especially in warm regions.

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17 #world #SDG aim for #peace and #prosperity for #people and the #planet.

By the way, these #goals were created by the United Nations and #waterless #toilets are supporting several of them, especially goal 6.

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9 #planetary #boundaries are intended to delineate a “safe operating space” for us.

By the way, using a #waterless separating #toilet helps you to operate inside the boundaries as it #impacts different boundaries positively to other #toilets.

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12 #waterless #toilets have been built in the natural #park Franconian Switzerland in #Bavaria, #Germany, in the last two years.

By the way, they are part of a project from the #Bavarian #Ministry for #Environment to test different #solutions for modern non-sewered #sanitation. You can find two ABEREUS toilets in the #project.

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8.35 TWh of #energy was needed to run the #German #water supply in 2020.

By the way, that is 0,19% of the whole German primary energy demand and is only #fresh water, not including #sewage.

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275.000 #glaciers are at risk around the world.

By the way, this is happening due to the #climate change and they are for example in the polar regions, in the #Himalayas, in the #RockyMountains and #Argentina.

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3 groups of #Munich #mechatronics students worked with us on various #projects.

By the way, all three groups did an amazing #job and we are moving forward with their #concepts. Next week we will explain the latest in more details.

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480 ha is the size of the #Inselsee near #Güstrow in North-East #Germany.

By the way, there are many #beaches, #bays and places to #swim along the lake. You can hike or bike along the shore – and for a comfortable break you will find two of our #toilets there.

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2.5 km³ #groundwater is lost every year in #Germany.

By the way, that is more #water than the Lake #Chiemsee in #Bavaria can hold.

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45 km stretches the #peninsula Fischland-Darß-Zingst.

By the way, it is located on the #BalticSea west of #Rügen and east of the city of #Rostock. In the 14th and 19th century, the former islands became connected to the mainland thus forming a large and beautiful peninsula.

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3.6 million hours of #sewage spills in 2023 in #UK.

By the way, this is almost double the amount of the previous year. Sewage spills happen for example after heavy #rainfall. In those moments, #water will not go to a #treatment plant, but will be released untreated into #rivers, #lakes or the #ocean.

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1.5° Celsius reached! 2024 will be the #hottest year on record since measurements began.

By the way, that was the #ParisClimateGoal from 2015 and therefore we now have to strengthen our #efforts.

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One “Caganer” is at most #nativity scenes in #Catalonia since the 18th century.

By the way, “El Caganer” literally means the pooper and nowadays it often depicts #famous #people from around the #globe.

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1/3 less #snow has fallen in the #Alps in 2020 compared to 1920.

By the way, since precipitation stayed similar during that time, the reduction is mainly caused by an increase in #temperature. The southern parts are more strongly affected than the North.

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