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Keep a couple of five gallon buckets in your bathroom. If you have to run off for a minute to get to the hot water, catch it and use it to water your plants or (if it gets soap in it) to wash the car.
Do people really turn off the shower water while lathering? That seems so extreme. Personally I find it too difficult to get the right water temperature, so I wouldn’t be trying that tip. I don’t think we need to go that far. I think it’s more a matter of everyone doing their part. Some people simply don’t realize they are wasting energy when they leave water running.
The surprising answer is yes. I remember when I had an exchange student from Europe who used to do this. His family was fairly well off, so it wasn’t because of financial reasons either.
I think you are correct that it’s not a huge thing, especially when so many people are wasting water and energy on a daily basis. It is a small change that can add up over time though. Imagine just cutting the water off while lathering, which I would say takes about a minute. That can add up to 912 gallons of water savings a year.
Great article that tells how you can save more water.
We should save water for our coming generations and try to consume as less as we can..
Really great that you write. We must keep our wates for nexty generation.
My parents take after the Japanese – they use catch basins for water run-off in the sink and anywhere else they can. We then reuse the water on the plants and lawn.
Our family used to loathe water huggers but it really does feel good to conserve resources. We’re tackling electricity usage next.
Water is so important, yet our society generally treats it like it is nothing special. It is good advice that you have given. Another major point I think people should know is the huge difference between using cold water and hot water for everyday tasks such as soaking a rag to clean something up. The energy usage difference between the two is simply astounding. For more info on this subject, you can watch a TED talk by Catherine Mohr at: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/catherine_mohr_builds_green.html
My volunteer group and I just finished an article on this subject actually. We touch on some of these issues. We tried to write a comprehensive guide to greener action. If anyone is interested they can check out the article at: http://www.visionofearth.org/featured-articles/personal-and-social-change-for-a-green-energy-future/