Have you seen water being wasted?

Hello there! The idea of reading long #Save water articles seems boring, isn’t it? But don’t you think it’s important for us to address water problems when more than 40% population of earth can’t enjoy the same cold shower which kick starts our day. So, here is a super short way for you. Analyse these four day-to-day scenarios which all of us face and then decide what is to be done. 

1.  We all look stunning, don’t we? It’s just that we realize it while we pout, scowl, wink or display our strangely dazzling teeth in front of the mirror. What we miss is the sound of plopping water while we are busy brushing, cleaning or god knows doing any xyz thing in the sink. This  bit of negligence leads to aqua loss at an astonishing rate of 6 litres/min.

  2.  Post eating a finger-lickingly scrumptious meal, what’s left is some soiled dishes to wash. This herculean task can be made simple by chucking all the dishes into the dishwasher despite it operating at full capacity. Abracadabra! Within minutes spotless and sparkling utensils come out. Sorry! But that does not work that way. Any dishwasher takes a minimum of 45 minutes to clean and uses up to 50 litres of water irrespective of the load being complete or not.

  

3.How often do we notice droplets of water originating from a tap and going down the drain? Come on! Exercise your brains. It happens almost every day, doesn’t it? Let me tell you why. It happens simply because all of us are in a hurry most of the time and find it too difficult to twist the knobs.

   4.  A shower relieves us of exhaustion and charges our spirit with new enthusiasm. How long should this rejuvenation process take place? Well ethically it shouldn’t be more than a couple of minutes but on average most people cherish a duration of 20 minutes. They’re worried about Rio and Tokyo being able to make it together to the end in the popular serial Money heist, I mean busy rosy dreaming. Now these rosy dreams cost their water tanks roughly 130 litres of water.  

These were some of the most common incidents in our life, besides this there are infinite more such situations like a nice tub bath, usage of recreational water toys, accidental spilling or wasting some water taken in a glass. According to Worldometer the amount of water being widrawn per year is rising by multiple folds. With new types of bathroom fittings flooding the market, water which is changing from a necessity to a privilege. Unfortunately, this privilege is becoming more limited these days. The very well known prediction of the WW3 being fought over water scarcity provided concrete evidence for this fact. Now all I want to say is that we should become a bit more responsible try to bring small changes. For that here are some innovative tips:-    

 

Habitual Changes

·       Drink all the water poured in the glass

·      Designate a water bottle and glass for drinking water to prevent dirtying and then washing other utensils.

·       Wash eatables or other things in a tub and use the leftover water to moisturize plants.

·       Use the small flush button while going for a short job and if possible install a urinal in your washroom. This will prove to be much more hygienic and save water at the same time.

·       Keep a bucket in front of you and use the collected water for other chores

Other Fantastic Methods

·       Water your plants at the coolest time of the day and only when they truly need it.

·       Use leftover water for watering plants.

·       Choosing efficient fixtures: Aerating your faucets, investing in low flow toilets and selecting water efficient shower heads and opting for water sense rated washing machines and dish washers can cut water usage upto 50%.

·       Use native plants for your garden, they are easy to maintain and require lesser water.

·       Reduce the amount of clothes you wear, reuse paper, cardboard, glass and other essential materials.

·       Build a small raingarden in your backyard. They help filter polluted water before letting it seep in the ground. They are very easy to maintain with almost no cost.

·       Last but not the least spread awareness and motivate others to save water so that we can make the best possible benefit of the resources provided to us.

So that must be quite an information blast. We hope you now feel fantastic and are ready to fight your daily water war. BEST OF LUCK :)