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Ways to reduce water wastage in homes.

Posted by irtiza104 • 5/21/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: reduce, stop, wastage, waste, water

Ways to stop water wastage in home

1. 40% of all the water used in a household is being flushed down the toilet. No one needs all that water for that purpose. Using low flush tanks can solve this wastage. You reduce the tank space by putting a bottle full of water or stones in it. This will reduce water wastage in some extend. For example, if you live in a family of three and you put a half liter bottle inside the flush tank, you will be saving 270 liters of water every month. And please, don’t use your toilet as an ashtray or dustbin.

2. Using bath-tabs wastes a lot of water. Taking a shower consumes much less water. And honestly, I don’t think taking a shower of one hour is a “need”.

3. Closing the tap carefully is a wise thing to do. Sometimes due to carelessness we leave the tap running even after our work there is done. If a running tap drops one drop of water each second, you’ll have wasted 4 liters of water during your sleep. You can use a water meter to check for water leaks.

4. Many people keep the water running while they are brushing their teeth or washing dishes which is not at all a necessity. Please turn the tap off after you have wetted your toothbrush.

5. During the war in Rwanda, Bangladesh Army went there on a peace keeping mission on behalf of UN. They had to face with the problem of severe lack of water there. To cope up with this problem they followed certain rules. I am not requesting anyone to follow these rules. I am just pointing it out because I think this is something that everyone should know.
* They laid a paper on their plates and then served food so that the dishes would not require cleaning.

* They used and re-used water 3 times to consume less fresh water. First they collected the water they used in shower and re-used it to wash dirty clothes. Then finally they re-used the same water in toilets.

Gross? No. It’s called lack of water and the power of wishful thinking.

You can read the full post and comment here: lifeasiknowit22.blogspot.com/2009/05/ways-to-reduce-water-wastage-in-home.h...

Discussion question:
According to your opinion, which way is the best to stop water wastage in homes?

User Comments

5/21/09

Stillthinking

Thank you for posting this.

Low consumption toilets is one of the ways commercial buildings reduce their water usage by 40% in order to qualify for the LEED credit point. Right now all toilets sold in the United States are required to use 1.5 gallons of water per flush. This was previously the low-flow standard, now it's just standard.

If homeowners want to save on their water bill, they can change out their old standard toilets to new ones, install aerated shower heads and aerators on all faucets. To be really green, they can look into gray water recycling which is using drain water from showers, sinks and laundry to water their lawns and gardens instead of potable water. Of course, this means switching to non toxic cleansers.

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1. 5/21/09
  
  irtiza104
  
  thank you so much for sharing this. Some of this was unknown to me.
5/21/09

intarso

good stuff, I live in an old house so there aren't low flush toilets, but I will try putting something in the tank.

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1. 5/21/09
  
  irtiza104
  
  That's great...
5/21/09

PearlTrader

Irtza,
Thanks a lot for writing on reduction of water wastage in homes. I have also experienced that many people do not close water taps after wetting the tooth brush and while cleaning pots in the kitchen. To always carefully turn off the taps is a great precaution to avoid water wastage in homes.
Thanks once more.

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1. 5/21/09
  
  irtiza104
  
  as i said, turning the tap carefully is a wise thing to do...
5/21/09

Shiley

Rain barrels www.composters.com/rain-barrels.php I can't wait to put one or two in my own home.

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1. 5/21/09
  
  irtiza104
  
  yap... that can be really useful. thanks
5/21/09

Sway

I live in Michigan and absolutely no one here ever thinks about water usage. It is so cheap that my largest water bill I have ever had was something like $15. (-a three month bill) I think people here often forget that water is a major concern for the majority of the world. For me it wasn't until I was an adult that I came to this realization. I have since then been working on reducing my wastage in various ways. I have cut my shower time down from 45mins to 15. I do the dishes once a day instead of multiple times. I do laundry all at once one time a week instead of little bits of it at a time. Unfortunately attempts at reduction are extremely rare in the area I live.

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1. 5/21/09
  
  irtiza104
  
  but these individual efforts will result in something really big someday. i am really happy to see that you try so hard to make the best use of water using minimum of it.
2. 5/22/09
  
  irtiza104
  
  i visited your blog. the earth clock is really cool. it shows many facts about the planet earth and its current situation.
5/21/09

PearlTrader

Sway, you are doing a great job. I appreciate your personal efforts to reduce water wastage.

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1. 5/22/09
  
  irtiza104
  
  Thanks. in my blog there are more posts about the environment and ways to get involved to make this world a better place. More than welcome to have a look.
  
  www.lifeasiknowit22.blogspot.com
5/22/09

thoughtfuldelights

you can also do rain water harvesting....gud work friend...!!!

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