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Saving Water at Home, continued
In the kitchen:
- Wash your dishes by hand where
possible — and wash them in a sink, not under running water.
- If
you use a dishwasher, make sure it is full and follow the instructions.
- Use the water efficient cycle in your dishwashing machine.
- When
buying a dishwasher, choose a water efficient model.
- Wash
vegetables and fruit in a bowl instead of under running water.
- Don’t
defrost food by placing it under a running faucet.
- Use
garbage disposals as little as possible. Instead, put food scraps
in a compost bin or feed them to your pets.
- Keep a bottle
of drinking water in the refrigerator, to avoid having to wait
for the faucet to run cold every time you want a glass of water.
In The Laundry:
- Only use your washing
machine when it is full.
- Use the lowest
possible water settings.
- When buying a
washing machine, choose a water efficient one which allows you
to vary the load size.
- Remember that front-loading
washing machines use considerably less water than top-loading
washing machines.
 
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