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Quirky guide to saving water


Quirky Guide to Saving Water

  1. Water your plant with leftover water. (Half bottle of leftover mineral water is 300ml) Leftover water comes from drinking water, cooking water and water used to wash vegetables. Pour all of this into a pitcher, and you have enough water to water the plant the next day! Oh. Remember to water your plant only in the morning and evening to prevent evaporation and water wastage.

  2. Use “old” fish tank water to water the plants. (Saves up to 360 litres) When changing water for your fishtank, use the “old” water to water your plant. Plants love the fishtank water as it is good nutrients to them!

  3. Use dry shampoo. (Saves up to 100 litres of water) Be different, use dry shampoo!

  4. Shower together. (Saves up to 100 litres of water) We are talking about kids, of course! Have all your toddlers shower together and you will use much less water than if they are showered separately. Of course, showering together bonds too (We are not only talking about kids here)!

  5. Tinkle in the shower. (Saves 6 litres of water) Feeling gross or saving water? You choose.

  6. Astronaut’s shower, anyone? (Uses only 600ml of water) Astronauts are not able to use faucets for obvious reasons. Water will be floating around! They use wet rags to clean off. Check out this amazing video of how they wash their hair in space, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOIj7AgonHM.

  7. Wash the dishes in the biggest dirty pot/bowl. (Saves up to 100 litres of water) Instead of washing everything in the basin, the biggest pot gets washed while you washed the smaller ones. Of course, we still recommend dishwashers to save even more water!

  8. Do laundry in fewer and larger loads. (Saves 95 litres of water per load) Consolidate your laundry and wash only when there is a full load. Just make sure you have enough new clothes to last the week!

  9. Recycle grey water. (Saves up to 95 litres of water from washer) Grey water is relatively clean waste from baths, sinks, washing machines, etc. The grey water from washers can be used for flushing the toilet bowl or washing the car.

  10. Harvest rainwater. (Collects up to 30 litres per bucket) Simply put out containers when it rains or build an elaborate rainwater harvesting system. Either way, it makes sense.

  11. If it’s Yellow, let it Mellow. (Saves 6 litres of water) If it’s brown, flush it down! Refer back to point #5. Reference: 1. https://voices.nationalgeographic.org/2014/08/05/7-weird-ways-to-save-water/ 2. http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/05/29/52077/space-baths-and-other-water-saving-tips-from-astro/ 3. http://www.wholeliving.com/174858/50-ways-conserve-water/@center/136755/green-home-guide 4. https://water.usgs.gov/edu/qa-home-percapita.html 5. https://www.treehugger.com/culture/the-selective-flush-if-its-yellow.html


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