| 1. Take
showers rather than baths which use up to
3 times more water. But remember, power
showers can use twice as much water as a
bath. Replacing just 1 bath a week with a
shower can save up to 25 litres of water 2. Turn off tap
when brushing your teeth to save water. (This
could save up to 10 litres per day.)
3. Avoid
throwing such things as sanitary wear,
condoms, cotton buds, cigarette ends or
plastic wrappings and labels down the
toilet. Sanitary wear can take 4 months
to biodegrade and plastic wrappings do
not biodegrade at all. PUT ALL THESE
ITEMS IN THE DUSTBIN.
4. Don't
pour chlorine bleach down the toilet.
5. Fit
your toilet cistern with a recognised
water saving device to reduce the amount
of water used (this saves up to 4.5
litres per flush). Most water companies
provide them free. Or just use a plastic
500ml plastic milk container filled with
water.
6. If you
are refitting your bathroom choose an eco
flush loo, (for example from natural
collection) which uses 2.5 to 4.5 lites
per flush compared with 6 litres in new
loos and 10 litres for old ones.
7. Replace
worn out washers in taps to prevent
dripping - one drip per second is 14
litres per day. When replacing taps, fit
water saving taps (www.tapmagic.co.uk -
01473 252043) to reduce water usage by up
to 70%.
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