| Fresh water has become one of the scarcest | | | | want to take bottled water with you when you drive |
| resources, and it is getting scarcer. Water that is | | | | or keep it at your desk at work, at least re-use |
| suitable for human consumption and use is also | | | | bottles and refill them with water from the tap. |
| getting more expensive. As a result, saving water is | | | | 3. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth. |
| one part of a greener lifestyle that will also save you | | | | There is no reason the faucet should run while you |
| money. Here are 5 easy things you can do now to | | | | are brushing. That water is simply going straight |
| save water and enjoy the benefits from living | | | | down the drain, along with a little of your money to |
| greener and more economically. | | | | pay for it. |
| 1. Use less water at home. Reduce the duration of | | | | 4. Fix (or have fixed) leaks from the toilet and faucet |
| showers and the volume of baths. Only run the | | | | as soon as possible. A running toilet can waste a |
| dishwasher and clothes washer when they are full. | | | | surprising amount of water in only a day. |
| Running fewer cycles will save water and money on | | | | 5. Develop a yard and garden that needs less water. |
| your water bill and utility bill. Install a low-flush toilet if | | | | Reduce the number of watering cycles and the |
| you can. As shocking as it may sound at first, you | | | | duration of each cycle if you water your lawn and |
| can think about even flushing your toilet less often. | | | | garden with a sprinkler system. If you are really |
| 2. Avoid bottled water. Drink water from the tap if | | | | ambitious, collect the water that runs while you are |
| at all possible. The only reason to buy bottled water | | | | waiting for your shower to warm up and use it to |
| in any developed country is taste; tap water is | | | | water your lawn or garden. |
| perfectly safe to drink. Remember that all those | | | | These are all small things that, when taken together, |
| plastic bottles used to sell bottled water cost a lot in | | | | add up to a more significant impact. Each person who |
| terms of resources. Install a home-water purifier if | | | | makes these five things a habit will save thousands |
| you cannot stand the taste of your own tap water | | | | of gallons of fresh water over the next ten years. |
| and leave the bottled water on the shelf. If you | | | | |