For All! Water: A few tips for consuming water more responsibly
A few changes in your daily habits can save thousands of liters of water every year. Environment Canada offers these helpful tips to help save our precious reserves:
In the bathroom:
In the bathroom:
- When shaving, partially fill the sink instead of running the tap continuously. You will save about 60% of the water normally used.
- Turn the tap off when brushing your teeth. Use short bursts of water for cleaning your brush. This will save up to 80% of the water used by running the tap continously.
- Take shorter showers – five minutes or less should do.
- For a bath, insert the plug and run the hot water. Only run cold water to adjust the temperature once the water is hot enough. Only fill the tub halfway.
- Install a low-flush toilent. You’ll reduce water usage by 40% to 50%.
- Only flush the toilet when you need to. Do not use it as wastebasket, or to dispose of paint, solvents or other chemicals.
- Turn the taps off completely to avoid dripping.
- Keep a bottle of drinking water in your refrigerator, so as to avoid running the tap until the water gets cool enough for you.
- Do not run the water continuously when hand-washing dishes.
- Run the electric dishwasher only when it is full.
- Wash fruit and vegetables in a partially filled sink, rather than under a running tap.
- Wash your car by filling a bucket with water and using a sponge. This can save about 300 litres of water.
- Clean sidewalks and driveways with a broom rather than a hose.
- Water lawns every three to five days, rather than for a short period every day. Do it at dawn or dusk, during the cool parts of the day.
