It's Easy To Save Water At Home
Don't Leave The Tap Running |
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Shower |
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By turning the tap off while you're soaping, you can save 60 litres of water. |
Wet down, tap off soap u, rinse off shower for 10 |
30l
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minutes |
90l
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save |
60l
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Brushing Teeth |
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By using a glass when brushing your teeth, you use only 0.5 litre of water, compared to 45 litres if you leave the tap running for five minutes. |
Glass |
0.5l
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Tap running for 5 minutes |
45.0l
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save |
44.5l
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Flushing Toilet |
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You only need a half-flush for flushing liquid waster instead of a full flush, You'll save 4.5 litres. |
Half flush |
4.5/
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Full flush |
9.0l
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save |
4.5l
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Hand-Washing Clothes |
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By washing clothes in a wash-tub, instead of under a running tap, you can save up to 200 litres. |
Wash-tub (one wash, two rinse) |
40l
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Tap running for 20 minutes |
240l
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save |
200l
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Using Washing Machine |
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Wash with a full load instead of half load and you'll save up to 130 litres of water. |
Full load on alternate days |
130l
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Half load every day |
260l
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save |
130l
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Washing Dishes |
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Instead of washing dishes under a running tap, fill two sinks, one for washing and one for rinsing. You'll save 155 litres. |
2 full sinks |
25l
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Tap running for 15 minutes |
180l
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save |
155l
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Washing Vegetables |
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For cleaner vegetables, give them two rinses in a half-filled sink. you'll remove all the dirt and also save 48 litres of water. |
Half-filled sink (ywo rinses) |
12l
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Tap running for 5 minutes |
60l
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save |
48l
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Washing Floors |
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Don't leave the hose running when cleaning your floor. By using a mop and bucket you can save 182 litres. |
Mop and bucket |
18l
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Hose running for 5 minutes |
200l
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save |
182l
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Washing Car |
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You can wash your car just as effectively with two buckets of water as you can with a running hose, and you'll save 382 litres. |
Two bucket full |
18l
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Hose running for 10 minutes |
400l
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save |
382l
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