Here's today's challenge:
Reduce water usage in your home by fixing leaky faucets, which can waste up to 50 gallons a day. Turn the tap off and on during shaving, washing hands and brushing teeth. (You can save a gallon of water while washing hands, 9 ½ gallons brushing teeth, and up to 19 while shaving by turning the water off and on.) Only flush the toilet when absolutely necessary. Most toilets use about 5 to 8 liters of water every time you flush. You can reduce this by placing a milk jug filled with water inside the tank. If you need to replace your toilet, buy an energy efficient model that uses less than two gallons of water and consider purchasing a dual flush toilet.
Until tomorrow ...
WE'RE CHANGING THE WORLD ... ONE CHALLENGE AT A TIME!
I know from experience how much money and water is waste if you toilet leaks. Our water bill is normally about $80 for a 6 month period. One time our bill was over $200! Leaky toilet that we didn't know about. Got fixed ASAP!
ReplyDeleteHere are some other water saving tips:
http://thegreeningofwestford.blogspot.com/2012/03/8-simple-ways-to-conserve-water.html
I love my Toto dual flush toilet!
ReplyDeleteSome may disagree, but you honestly don't need to shower every single day...if nothing else, protect that natural oils on your scalp and don't wash your hair every day!
One thing I really recommend is for people to actually look at their water bill to see how much of it is actual water usage versus other taxes, etc. My bill is $120 every 3 months but only a small portion of it is for water, and it also shows me how much I've used month to month over the past year.