10 Things You Can Do Right Now to Start Saving Water

We all know how precious water is, so it’s essential that every one of us takes care of the water we use in our day-to-day lives.

Reducing your residential water consumption doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are 10 simple water-saving tips that are good for the planet – and great for your water bill.

Find and fix those leaky taps. Even a slow leak can send up to a hundred litres of water down the drain each year.
Listen up for leaky toilets. That’s more water going out the pipes for no reason.
Make sure you have a low-flow or dual-flush toilet and save each time you flush.
Turn off the water while brushing your teeth. Need the soothing sound? Ask Google to play you some running tap sounds!
Take a shower instead of a bath – and don’t linger. A five-minute shower uses less water than filling up a tub.
Install a low-flow showerhead and reduce your water usage even more.
Fill your dishwasher. Washing dishes by hand could use just as much water as a dishwasher cycle if you keep the tap running to rinse. So, load up those dirty dishes and relax.
Wait until you have a full load of laundry and choose a front-loading washing machine, which uses less water than a top-loading model.
Use a rain barrel to collect rainwater for your garden.
Washing dishes in the sink? Don’t leave the tap running to rinse. Try to rinse them all at once if you can.