If you have read my posts in the past about us living green, you know I am very into trying my best to live a lifestyle where we recycle and reuse. We also make adjustments to our home schedule to accommodate trying to be green including limiting the amount of water we use. I have talked before that we limit our showers to three minutes and make sure we turn off the water in between brushing our teeth. Even small changes, will add up when we are talking about water conservation.
It is very important to think about simple changes we can make in our lives to be a little more eco-friendly. WaterSavers®, a consumer awareness campaign from the International Carwash Association® (ICA),is committed to promoting the importance of using eco-friendly car washes that use less fresh water and return clean water back into the environment. They are committed to helping out with water preservation.
They compiled a list of 3 SIMPLE TIPS FOR CONSERVING WATER:
1. How to Be Green and Clean Your Driving Machine – Keeping your car clean with regular washing is an important part of responsible maintenance, but washing at home with a garden hose can use more than 60 gallons of water in as little as five minutes. Furthermore, you’re putting harmful chemicals and detergents down storm sewers and that ends up polluting our rivers and streams.
You may be surprised to learn there is a greener way to keep your car sparkling: a professional car wash. A common misconception is that professional car washes waste water, when in fact the opposite is true. WaterSavers professional car washes, for example, use an average of no more than 40 gallons of fresh water per vehicle – less than the average home washing machine, which uses 41 gallons per load, according to the EPA. Professional car washes also responsibly dispose of — and in many cases recycle and re-use — the water runoff.
2. Go Green and Keep Your Whites White – It’s easy to take steps to conserve H2O and keep your wardrobe fresh. First, only run the clothes washer when you have a full load. Make this habit for both your clothes washer and dishwasher, and you can save up to 1,000 gallons of water a month, according to Wateruseitwisely.com.
You get extra green points if you use cold water when washing your clothes. Approximately 86 percent of the energy used by washing machines is for heating the water. Washing with cold water eliminates 1,600 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year from just one household, according to the Sierra Club.
3. Break Bad Bathroom Habits – Bathrooms are water hogs, accounting for about 75 percent of a home’s waterusage. Adopting a green mindset in the bathroom can save major water and money. Start by switching to a low-flow showerhead, which National Geographic says saves 15 gallons of water during a 10-minute shower. Keep the occasional bath for a special treat because the average tub takes about 70 gallons to fill, so showers are much more efficient.
So, do you follow any of these tips? Do you plan to implement any of these tips in your lifestyle? Be sure to check out WaterSavers to learn more about water conservation today!
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Tote Bag
· Folding Umbrella
· 22 oz. Guzzy Water Bottle (filtering water bottle)
· Jelly Stick Non-Slip Grip for Car Dash
· 16 oz. ThermalView Insulated Travel Tumbler
This giveaway is run via rafflecopter so click read more to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to tell me what is your favorite water conservation tip in the comment section proceeding the post. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest filling them out to increase your chances of winning. Good luck! Us only!
*We received the above products for review purposes. As always, all my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.
We turn off the water when we brush our teeth.
We try to save water by not taking long showers & only washing large loads of clothes. Great tips!
We never get car washes. Luckily we live in a state where it rains often, so we consider those days free car wash days.
We turn off the water while brushing teeth. But for me, a HUGE saver is filling the sinks when washing dishes. I fill it up. And turn off the water and use the water in the sinks. I have one sink for soapy water and the other for rinsing. So many people I know think that is unsanitary and simply keep the water running while they wash each dish individually with fresh running water. But for me, I grew up with a mom doing it this way. None of us died. We are all still good. Been doing it for 11 years myself. We’re all still alive. No one gets sick from it. 🙂
Shut the water off when brushing your teeth
take shorter shower.
shut off the water and turn off the lights when you are not using them! Also reusable grocery bags and reusable lunch bags for your kids lunches.
We installed low flow shower heads and faucets in our home. We also use rain barrells to water our gardens. LOVE this giveaaway!
these are great tips!!
Switch to digital versions of your favorite periodicals
We use gray water outside.
shorter shower
Turn off the water when brushing your teeth and scrubbing hands. I also limit showers to 5 minutes except when I am shaving.
What is your top tip for being green or water conservation
drink coke…ok..just cut out stuff that’s not important
turn off water when brushing teeth or washing hands and try to take quick showers
I always do very large loads of laundry so as not to waste water.
I literally only take five minute showers.
Turn off water when brushing teeth. We also installe water saver toilets.
I take quick showers!
My tip: Invest in high efficiency, water conserving appliances.
I take short showers, don’t run the water while washing hands and teeth, only run full loads of dishwasher and clothes washer.
Turn off the water while brushing your teeth.
I recycle
we recycle and take really short showers
I use cold water for the washer and we shut the water off when brushing.
I try to take short showers.
Turn your lawn sprinklers on and leave an empty tuna fish or cat food can on the lawn. When the can is full that is all the water that your lawn needs.
I turn off the water when I brush my teeth, and I’ve also started turning off the water when I shower. Once I’m completely wet and my hair has been shampooed, I turn off the water while I soap up the rest of my body. I don’t know how much water it actually saves, but I figure it takes me 3-4 minutes to completely wash myself head to toe, and that’s a heck of a lot of water that runs down the drain during that time period, so I imagine I’m saving a lot! I also have a HE front loader washer, and I only run it and the dishwasher when I have full loads.
fill up the sink when doing dishes instead of just running the water!
I bathe all the kids together.
I do only currently run the dishwasher when it is REALLY full & only wash clothes when we have full loads.
My family have learned alot about conservation this month due to earth day.There school had them doing several projects. During one of them our family pledged to do less laundry and always do full loads We are also doing more clothes drying outside.
Turn off the water while you brush your teeth
I save rain water to water my outside flower pots.
We recycle so much that our recycling containers are more full than our garbage cans!
Top for being green: Get creative! There’s so much you can do with up-cycling. Re-use!
Now that the weather is getting warmer, I dry all my clothes outside on a line.
We limit our showers to 5 minutes and turn the water off while brushing our teeth.
Commented on this non giveaway post.
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Unplug anything you’re not using, since that sucks a lot of energy just by being connected. In terms of water, taking showers vs baths!
short showers
Recycle or reuse everything you possibly can. No plastic grocery bags!
We installed low flow shower heads and switched to all high energy machines.
We recycle and turn off water while brushing teeth.
Turn off water when not in use.
We mulch around plants to keep the moisture in.
we ride our bicycles whenever possible!
Being green- I turn off the lights when they’re not in use, turn off the water when brushing my teeth. We recycle and upcycle too.
I use a cup when brushing my teeth. 🙂
always recycle, turning lights off when not in use, turning off water when brushing my teeth
I rinse out storage bags and reuse them.
using recycled bags instead of getting plastic bags all the time.
Don’t run water unless you are using it!
take shorter showers
in addition to turning water off when showering/brushing teeth instead of letting it run while sudsing up, make sure you get energy efficient (electricity wise and water wise) washers to save on water consumption.
I would love to see giveaways for tweens!
take shorter showers!
Take shorter showers and turn off water while brushing teeth
Only run washing machine when you have a full load
Use a shower timer and a low flow shower head.
Only do the laundry when you have a full load
Turn the water off when you brush your teeth.
I always shut the water off when brushing my teeth and use low flow shower head
Turn off the water while you brush your teeth.
taking showers instead of baths
taking shorter showers
I have rain barrels that I use to water my garden and plants.
I take five minute showers and I always use the cold water in the washing machine and never use the heat dry on the dishwasher.
Not heat rooms which get little use, stop taking baths and use the cold cycle when washing clothes
Turn off the water when brushing teeth!
Turn water off while brushing teeth
Install low flow faucets
Make sure the dishwasher and laundry are full before doing loads.
Recycle fish tank water for the garden. It feeds the plants, too.
only wash full loads of clothes
We only wash dishes when dishwasher is completely full. This year our city has required us to conserve water by only watering our lawns twice weekly.
We take baths instead of showers to conserve water usage!
Commented on the Huggies Tester post!
i do 5 min showers
When we buy bottled water on road trips, my husband saves the bottles and refills them for later use.
Make sure that none of your faucets leak.
check your pipes and faucets and turn off water when brushing teeth.
Turn off the water when brushing teeth.
We turn off the water when we brush our teeth
Turn off water while you brush your teeth!
quick showers and turn off water while brushing teeth
We turn off the water when we brush our teeth and turn off lights when we are not in the rooms.
I bath with baby wipes
take showers instead of baths
turn off water when you dont use it
we recycle everything
we wash only in cold water and line dry clothes
I turn the water off when I brush my teeth. Thank you. karristeed@gmail.com
I reduce my showere times.
I dont eat red meat. It takes more then 1600 gallons of water to process 1 pound of beef.
I use a cup of water instead of running the faucet to brush my teeth
We use a pitcher with water filtration already inside. That way, we can drink water from the sink, that is already filtered.
to save water i turn the water off when i brush and we take short showers instead of baths
i always try to wash full loads when washing clothes
We wash full loads and re wear clothing
we have a barrell outside to catch water for out door watering
Turn water off when brushing teeth.
Like Jack Johnson says – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! 🙂
I have a double sink and fill one with soapy water and one with rinse water so I am not constantly running the water when washing dishes.