Message from Leigh - East Coast Challenger
Some helpful and very important hints I found today about saving water. Remember EVERY act counts towards saving our precious earth at this critical time.
Brushing Teeth / Washing Dishes WITH the Water Running- DO NOT keep water running while brushing your teeth/ doing the dishes. You will waste a gallon a minute! When you brush your teeth, wet the toothbrush first and turn the water off immediately. Only use the water to rinse. Same for dish washing. Stopper the sink, scrub the dishes without the water on, and then turn the water on to rinse off the soap. I hope you are using a Biodegradable Soap, like Seventh Generation. These soaps are made %100 naturally, and help the petrolium levels in the air. This is what is used in my house, and it makes me feel good about doing the dishes.
Shaving (Women)- When you shave in the shower, do you really need the water running? Turn off the water while you shave your legs. I put conditioner in my hair, fill cup with water, sit in the bathtub and shave, with the water off, while my hair is being conditioned!
If Its Yellow, Let it Mellow. If Its Brown, Flush it Down- Some people are bothered by this, but it is essential. Every time you flush the toilet, you waste 10 gallons of water. So why not just flush when necessary?
Don't Use the Toilet for Trash - Some people toss and flush away tissues, cigarettes or bits of trash in the toilet. Use a wastebasket instead. If everyone in Canada (and the U.S.) flushed just once less per day, we could save a sea full of water a mile wide, a mile long, and four feet deep, every day!
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or make yourself a compost toilet, as I did! believe me, no smell (actually smells better than the regular ones) looks very beautifull, no water, and no polluting the rivers> plus what came from the earth, goes back to feed it!
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