My wife has come to the conclusion that it's more environmentally friendly to use a paint roller once (and then let it dry out and throw it away) as opposed to wasting upteen gallons of water cleaning all the paint out in order to reuse the roller. This seems crazy and a waste of money to me. What say you AskMetafilterians?
posted by ssmith on Sep 17, 2007 - 21 answers

What's so bad about wasting water? [more inside]
posted by ztdavis on Jun 13, 2007 - 41 answers

watersalvagefilter: Ideas to save water from an inevitable shower.. [more inside]
posted by jwhittlestone on Nov 2, 2005 - 10 answers

One of the few repairs that needs to be performed on our next apartment is a leaky bathtub faucet. Not mere drips: a constant steady stream of water is wasted. If they are unwilling to fix this leak, would I be silly not to take this otherwise perfect apartment? How guilty should I feel about so much water wastage? [more inside]
posted by skryche on May 2, 2005 - 12 answers