10 easy ways to save
water in your home
Households use 70 per cent of the water consumed in Sydney, Illawarra and
the Blue Mountains, and around two thirds of this is used indoors. Saving water
has never been so easy.
1 Drinking water
Keep a container of drinking water
in the fridge so that you don’t run
water down the plughole waiting
for the water to cool.
2 Thawing frozen foods
Thaw frozen foods in the fridge
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or microwave rather than placing Shorter showers
them under running water. Take shorter showers. Every minute
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less in the shower saves one bucket
of water.
Washing vegetables
Save water by washing vegetables
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and rinsing dishes in a plugged sink Install a water saving showerhead
or basin – not under a running tap. Consider installing a AAA rated
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water saving showerhead and
save on water and energy costs.
Cooking vegetables
Microwave, steam or use a pressure
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cooker to cook vegetables, to retain Half flush toilet
more flavour and use less water Use the half flush and save up
than traditional boiling. to four buckets of water per day.
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Washing Repair leaking toilets
Wait for a full load of washing Check for leaks in your toilet by
before reaching for the detergent adding food dye to the cistern.
as every load less saves 17 buckets If colour appears in the bowl within
of water. half an hour it is time to do some
DIY or call a qualified plumber.
6 Bathroom
Put a plug in the sink when shaving
rather than rinsing your razor under
running water.