IN THE KITCHEN

● Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator. This way, there is no need to run the tap to get cool water.
● Only use the dishwasher for full loads.
● Don’t wash dishes under continuous running water. Fill one side of the sink with clean water for rinsing and use the other side for washing, or put washed dishes in a rack and rinse them all at once.
● Wash vegetables in a pan of water instead of under a running faucet. Re-use that water to water household plants.

● Don’t use in-sink garbage disposals, which require a lot of water for operation. Instead, dispose of food waste in a compost pile.
● Check faucets and pipes for leaks. Even a small drip from a worn washer can waste 20 gallons of water a day, while larger leaks can waste even more.
● Install faucet aerators, which are inexpensive devices that can reduce water usage by up.