how do people waste water?

People don’t think about how much water they waste every day. You can help save water by using it in the right way and paying attention to how and how you use your water. Notice what your activities are every day that wastes water, and try to change your lifestyle to save more water than you use.

Flush the toilette 

Your toilet flushes away up to 4-6 gallons of water every time you flush. Americans tend to flush every time the toilet is used, which can waste hundreds of gallons. This sounds pretty gross in my opinion, but according to the website EarthEasy.com if it’s just urine, flush every two or three times to save water

Yard Work

Instead of spending water washing the driveway and sidewalk with a hose, sweep them instead. Sure, it takes a little bit more time, but you’ll also get more exercise and burn some calories and let’s be honest, we could all need that.

Showers

If you shower longer than 5 minutes, you’re wasting 6 to 10 gallons of water every extra minute, that’s insane.

Down the Drain

Leaving the water on while you brush our teeth can waste up to 4 gallons of water. The same goes for water wasted by leaving the water running while shaving.


2 thoughts on “how do people waste water?

  1. Good post! I loved this post because it is a big problem that affects everyone, Nature, Humans, and animals. The problem in this post is that it hasnt photos, and didnt have a explicit solution. Obviously, save water is very hard, because we use water in all, but with a problem, come a solution.

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    1. I´m sorry but I do have photos, maybe you didn’t see them, I also have multiple solutions for you to choose if you wanted to and I wouldn’t consider t as hard as you make it sound, thanks for reading my blog or at least only one post.

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