#15 The average person uses 465 liters of water per day. But by educating yourself about where you are most wasteful in your water use, you can begin to reduce that waste.
#20 Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you'll save up to 150 gallons per month
#21 Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you'll save up to 150 gallons per month
#23 The US, Mexico and China lead the world in bottled water consumption, with people in the US drinking an average of 200 bottles of water per person each year. Over 17 million barrels of oil are needed to manufacture those water bottles, 86 percent of which will never be recycled. Communities around the world are saying no to bottled water . Doing so not only drastically reduces water bottle waste, but also saves taxpayers a pretty penny. For example, the city of San Francisco saved $500,000 per year by terminating all of its bottled water contracts. When you have ice left in your cup from a take-out restaurant, don't throw it in the trash, dump it on a plant.