This week I ran out of my own ideas to conserve water and energy so I looked up a couple of sites to help me out and I found a ton of tips so here they are. If you put a brick in the tank of your toilet, your toilet will save the volume of water that the brick takes up. However, more isn’t always better and if you put too many in, your tank will probably overflow, or there won't be enough water to flush the toilet. The average American uses about 80 to 100 gallons of water per day and hotels are one of the greatest wasters of water, because people think that they aren't paying for it so they can use as much as they want. When you are on a trip, just because you aren't paying for it, doesn’t mean it isn’t being wasted. The most wasted type of water in a household is grey water, which is used water from sinks, washing machines and baths. This water isn't super dirty so you can still use it for toilet water or watering plants. While taking showers, some people put the plug in and after they are done, they carry their water outside in buckets and water their plants.
Here are some household tips for energy conservation. Use compact fluorescent bulbs and try to make it a habit to turn off lights when leaving a room. Install motion detector lights by your garage so that they don't stay on all night. Keep your refrigerator full of food because it takes less energy to cool a full fridge and clean the lint out of your dryer's coils. I will try and incorporate all of these tips into my new conservation habits and hope that others find this list helpful too. (To the left is a pie chart of percentages of household water usage.)
http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/water/overview.php
http://www.thriftyfun.com/Home%20Improvement_Conservation_574_581.html
http://www.popud.com/energyconserv.htm
1 comment:
i like how you took the initiative to look up conservation tips, instead of just cruising and not doing anything.
good call.
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