| 1. |
Showering takes only half of water
use for bathing, and saves 67% of energy. |
| 2. |
Choose drought-resistant plants for
home greenery. Water your plants at dawn or at night
to prevent high evapotranspiration loss under intense
sunlight. |
| 3. |
Watch out for any dripping tap or
pipe. A dripping tap wastes up to 7 litres of water
in an hour. |
| 4. |
Collect a load of clothes for washing
together. Choose a lower temperature and a shorter
washing routine. If manual time adjustment is available,
you may adjust the time for different clothing materials
according to the table below:
| Wool and artificial fiber |
5 minutes |
| Cotton and flax |
10 minutes |
| Dirtier clothes |
12 minutes |
|
| 5. |
Used water for washing rice and that from fish
tank contains nutrients, which can be reused for
irrigates plants and thus save water and fertilizers
at the same time. |
| 6. |
Choose water-saving toilets whenever possible,
which have water tank capacity of about 9 litres,
instead of the traditional model with 14 litres.
If, for example, we flush four times a day, using
water-saving model can save up to 20 litres of water.
If replacement is not possible at the moment, you
may put a bottle filled with water or a few bricks
in the water tank to save water. Also, there are
new models of toilets available on the market with
which you can adjust the flushing volume according
to your need. |
