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In the early '90s, people thought Ed Begley, Jr. was eccentric...and not for the usual celebrity reasons. Instead, it was because the actor and environmentalist said one way to save water at home was using a bucket in your bathtub. (The man was ahead of his time.) With more interest in saving energy and water, the idea makes more sense now—in fact, try it yourself! Your hot water might take a minute or two to get from the hot water tank to your showerhead, depending on your plumbing configurations and home size. Use a one- or two-gallon bucket to collect the gush of initial lukewarm or cold water, and you'll be set for a warmer bath or shower and can save water for your plants or garden.

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A hot shower is relaxing, but is also a huge waste of energy: we heat our water with massive amounts of natural gas, oil or electricity, then transport the heated water to our tubs for a few seconds of sudsing, before washing it down the drain full of raw, wasted heat and energy! What if we could recapture this untapped source of wasted energy by transferring the heat from that shower waste-water to cold incoming water? The EcoDrain, a simple heat exchange unit, does just that, saving water heater use by up to 40%.

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