Water Saving

 

Water Saving Tips

This Month your Greener Stebbing initiative is getting involved with Anglian Waters ‘Love Every Drop’ campaign and focusing on how we can Save Water. Though it may not feel like it this year our area is very susceptible to drought, and we can all do our bit to save a little water and money too!

 

In the bathroom

  • Turn the tap off when you brush your teeth- would save 2 full buckets of water a day!
  • Use a toilet cistern displacement device- saving 1-2 litres with every flush.
  • Spend 60 seconds less in the shower saving 15 litres of water per minute!

 

In the garden

  • Use a watering can instead of a hosepipe to water the garden & save 225 litres of water in 15 minutes.
  • Collect rainwater in a water butt to use in your garden & keep your beds blooming all summer.
  • Let the grass grow and set your mower on a higher setting to keep the moisture. 

 

In the kitchen

  • Fix a washer to that leaky tap and save up to 3 litres a day.
  • Wash one full load in your washing machine instead of 2 half loads, to save 10 litres of precious water.
  • A running tap uses 15 litres every minute, try washing your fruit & vegetables in a bowl of fresh water.
  • Fill up your dishwasher before putting it on. Dishwashers use around 15 litres of water with every wash.

 

There’s a fun quiz at Water saving tips game (anglianwater.co.uk) if you’d like to find out more about how you can save water!