Water Saving Tips
| Published: 4th May 2007 13:13 |
The do-able dozen - 12 top tips to save water in your kitchen
Like many things in life, when it comes to saving water the majority of us have good intentions- if only it was easier, or we had more time.
Well saving water in the home is something you can cross off your guilt list, because it is easy, and it doesn't take up much time. In fact we can all do one thing each day to save water, and drop by drop it all counts.
Let's take one room - the kitchen. There are plenty of things we can do here to save water, which will also help your pocket if you are on a water meter.
Here are our easy to achieve top tips:
- When washing up use a bowl and don't leave the water running.
- Rinse vegetables in a bowl.
- Fix any leaking taps.
- Don't rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.
- Only fill a kettle with as much water as you need - saving water as well as electricity.
- Use grey water from your washing up bowl to water your plants.
- Instead of running the tap for a cold drink, put a covered jug of water in the fridge and replace every 24 hours.
- Wait until you have a full load before using the washing machine or dishwasher.
- Hand wash small amounts of clothing in a bowl.
- If you are buying a new water using appliance, first check to see how water efficient your chosen model is before purchasing it.
- Defrost food in the fridge or microwave instead of under a running tap.
- Every time you boil an egg, save the cooled water for houseplants who will love the nutrients released into the cooking water.
You may find it useful to visit http://www.beatthedrought.com/ which has important information on water levels across the region and useful tips on how to be water wise.
