Water -
Enjoy while it lasts.
Because it won't last long!
Tips to save water at home:
1. Bottoms up - Finish that glass of water. Fill only as much as you need. Then finish it. Practice it at restaurants, at a party, anywhere, everywhere. When your kid comes back from school with a half finished bottle of water, don't empty the water in the sink. It can be used for the rest of the day.
Tip - Fill a reusable bottle for the day and you can sip as much or as little as you want without bothering about leftover.
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| Finish all you take! |
2. Leftover water - If you or the guests haven't read the first tip, take a rap on the knuckles. Say ouch and move on to the saving grace. Pour water from disowned bottles and glasses in potted plants, lawns, trees etc. If you're not in the mood to make a trip to your garden, collect it in an assigned bucket and make the trip later. If you don't have a garden or pots, use it for cleaning.
3. Collect after-rinse water - When washing fruits, veggies, pulses, rice, etc. place a container below the colander. Collect this water to:
- water plants
- rinse dishes before loading the dishwasher or piling them for household help
- clean sinks, shower areas...you get the drift
4. Use a bucket - When having a shower, cleaning the car, doing laundry by hand try to limit the use of water by filling a bucket and managing the task with that. Running water gets very wasteful, very fast.
5. Optimise usage - Run washing machine and dishwasher only when full. Choose the shortest cycle, when feasible.
6. TURN. THE. TAP. OFF - When brushing, shaving, taking shower - when you really don't need water in those in-between times, turn it off!
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| Thank you for turning it off! |
Little things add up. Multiplier effect, you know.
Plus you never know who all you end up inspiring:) Your gestures send out a message.....so keep at it, Earthlings....or Waterlings! We all know that 70 percent of Earth is water. I read somewhere that going by this fact, the Earth should have been called Water! Interesting thought, isn't it!
Picture credits: Pixabay
