Conserve Water for our Future with these Easy Tips
To make sure we have enough water for our future, everyone needs to cut back on their water consumption and conserve. The ways to conserve are very simple. Here you'll find 20 ways that you can conserve water in your life, at home, the office, and everywhere in your life.
Ways you can Conserve Water
Save this valuable resource for future generations!
Most households use around 350 gallons of water per day, but there are easy steps to lessen this amount!1. Switch to Energy Star rated washing machines. Older washing machines can waste hundreds of dollars per year, while Energy Star rated machines have many energy and water saving options.
2. Use cold water for some washes. This will cut down on energy use and make your clothing last longer, which in turn, will lead to less washes.
3. Inspect and replace dripping laundry pipes. These add up!
4. Switch to filtered tap water. One gallon of spring water (or bottled water of any kind) uses much more than just the water in the bottle. Energy and water is used to transport the water, make the bottle, and run the equipment. Buy your own filter and place it on the tap, or place a water filter in your fridge.
5. If you wash dishes by hand, fill the basin with water to wash your dishes. Wash all of the dishes in the basin, then rinse all of the clean dishes. This wil cut down on water since you won't be running it the entire time while washing the dishes.
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6. Everyone has heard this one...
Turn off the water while brushing your teeth! This will, on the average, save 3 gallons of water for each time you brush. Use this same piece of advice for shaving and anything else you do by the sink.
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7. When waiting for your hot water to heat up in the shower, place a bucket at the bottom of the tub to catch the wasted water. Use this for houseplants and outdoor plants.8. Check the kitchen sink for leaks. It's not uncommon for kitchen sinks to leak hundreds of gallons per month. a> to save these valuable gallons of clean water.
9. Check all toilets for leakage. The back of the tank of toilets are another common place to find leaks. It's a simple task that might not take much time at all, and you can do it yourself.
10. Switch to a low flow shower head. This another easy fix.
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11. Switch to a Low Flow Toilet.
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12. Capture your Shower Water and Use it for Toilet Water
Save an enormous amount of water!
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13. Consider upgrading to a dishwasher. Energy Star rated dishwashers are much cleaner and more efficient than hand washing.14. Don't run the dishwasher or washing machine unless it's a full load! Get the most out of that water by making sure you really have a full load.
15. Water your grass/plants in the morning so the water doesn't evaporate right away.
16. Don't flush the toilet every time you pee. Some people have a phobia about this, but the toilet is the #1 culprit of water waste in the home.
17. Limit your shower time -- and your kids. Limiting your kids (and you) to ten minutes instead of 30 minutes will drastically slash your water bill.
18. Reconsider installing that new pool. On the average, pools use 18,000 - 20,000 gallons to fill it. Warm weather can evaporate several inches of water in dry climates each day, resulting in hundreds of lost gallons! Make sure your pool is completely sealed off and free of cracks and leaks to save this valuable water.
19. Calculate your water footprint to see how much water you waste. These results might get you motivated!
20. Don't use soaps that take extra water to rinse off. These chemical agents can be harmful to the human body. Opt for more earth friendly hand soap, organic shower gel, cleaners and detergents.
This article also gives a great idea of how much water some of the items you eat consume.
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- JoDeeVale JoDeeVale Jul 9, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
- Love your lens! I give it 5 stars!! Woo Hoo! And, I just featured it here: http://www.squidoo.com/grey_water
Your contribution to water conservation is making a difference!
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- janices7 janices7 Jun 24, 2009 @ 10:28 am
- Great tips! I need to convince my neighbors to stop watering their lawn at 2 in the afternoon - such a waste of water. 5*
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen May 3, 2009 @ 11:13 am
- My kids need to read this lens. They get in the shower and stand there forever.
Great information
Thanks for sharing
Lizzy
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- HenryEgg HenryEgg Apr 30, 2009 @ 6:26 am
- This is a great source of information. I am going to calculate my water footprint this week and try to find more ways to cut back. Thanks a lot!
Henry
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- Mortira Mortira Mar 17, 2009 @ 1:45 pm
- Great tips! My husband doesn't understand water conservation, but he turns of the tap when shaving because if he doesn't I yell at him. Whatever works!
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- Monique_Nelson Monique_Nelson Feb 6, 2009 @ 6:01 pm
- These are all great tips, and reasonable too! I am passionate about the environment, and water is one of my key focuses. One of the things you don't mention in your lens is water conservation for pool owners. A lot of people own pools and just watch their water bills skyrocket without having any idea of how to slow down their usage. If you are interested in learning more, check out my lens: www.squidoo.com/liquidsolarpoolcover. I can't wait to check out more of your work!
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- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Jan 12, 2009 @ 3:22 pm
- Excellent lens. And conserving water will save money and water. Welcome to Living the Green Organic Lifestyle.
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- GypsyLyric GypsyLyric Jan 11, 2009 @ 11:37 am
- I try to do as much as I can to not waste water - and now I have a few more tips to try. Thanks!
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- TheGreenerMe TheGreenerMe Jan 3, 2009 @ 9:43 am
- Thanks for that extra tip, Rinchen!
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- Rinchen Chodron Rinchen Chodron Jan 3, 2009 @ 7:31 am
- I used to work for Center for Resource Conservation in Boulder, CO doing irrigation audits. People should also have their sprinkler systems checked and maintained! Thanks for this great lens and welcome to Activists Sound Off Group.
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- bdkz bdkz Dec 10, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
- Great tips!
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- awelldressedbullet awelldressedbullet Dec 7, 2008 @ 12:28 pm
- Another terrific lens with great tips and information! We use energy efficient taps in bathroom and kitchen, we don't buy bottled water, we use our tap water, we got rid of the dishwasher when we bought our house (it's just the two of us), our clothes washer is energy and water efficient and I only use cold water, and we put on a timer on our hot water tank, to name just a few things. We aren't perfect, but we do try very hard to limit our footprints on this earth. - Kathy
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- Margo_Arrowsmith Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 25, 2008 @ 8:04 am
- This is so important, there are places where they don't have decent water at all and we waste so much. I know people who do it on purpose! Ugh! *****
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