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Saving Water at Home: In Your Kitchen and Bathroom
In the kitchen
In the kitchen
- Use a high-efficiency dishwasher and consume less water than washing dishes by hand
- Only run your dishwasher with a full load; this saves water and energy
- Soak pots and pans rather than running water while scraping them
- An aerator on a kitchen faucet can reduce flow to less than one gallon per minute
- Don’t use running water to thaw frozen food; use the refrigerator
- Wash fruits and vegetables in a pan rather than running tap water over them
- Save the water from rinsing fruit and veggies to water house plants
- When ice cubes fall on the floor, drop them in a house plant instead of the sink
In the bathroom
- Take a short shower instead of a bath; baths consume up to 70 gallons of water
- Cut your 10-minute shower to five and save 12.5 gallons with a low-flow showerhead – 25 gallons with a standard 5-gallon-per-minute showerhead
- Install a high-efficiency toilet and save up to 19 gallons per person per day
- Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving and you’ll save up to 10 gallons per day
- Plug the sink to rinse your razor and save up to 300 gallons a month
In the bathroom
Who said one person can’t make a difference? With putting some (or all) of these tips into action, we can all make a difference!
