It is no new fact that water is a precious resource. However, for more and more communities, and cities around the world, water is becoming even more scarce, as the world has been facing climate change for some time

Unfortunately, it is still not uncommon for water to be wasted.

I am hoping to be able to explain what happens, and enlighten you on ways to prevent unnecessary wastage, and conserve the water we do have.

The effects of recent climate change have resulted in rainfall still occurring, but sometimes in uncontrollable amounts, where flooding and subsequent infection have occurred, and in other instances, rain has ended up occurring elsewhere from the dams and collection points.

In other cases, some people have simply had a lot of rainwater run off their roofs and have not captured it.

Therefore, I hope to enlighten you with ways around this problem.

For a start, when we wash our clothes at home, we can use a front loading washing machine. They will typically use a third to half the water as that of a top loader, and they are more gentle on your clothes as well.

Further, whilst we are discussing water areas, it can be worth having a bucket in the shower to catch the first cold water, before the hot water comes, and use that on your plants, or maybe to wash the floors and so on.

Another water saving tip is flushing your toilet with a dual flush cistern. These systems are designed to have two buttons on the water tank, where one flushes the full amount, and the other is a half flush system for waste that requires much less water to remove.

There are also ways to reduce wastage when brushing our teeth- we need only use water to rinse our tooth brush, and need to leave the water running the whole time.

Also, with the used laundry water, one thing to consider here is the chemicals that are in the water. Some laundry detergents contain very poisonous chemicals, like Lauryl Sulphate, which can cause problems if you have fruit trees in the garden. When you eat fruit, you are also eating the plant's processed water, and in this case, it's OK to use the recycled water, but simply use a laundry powder with no laurel sulphate in it.

Another addition to the water saving arsenal is a rainwater tank, which can either be a bladder system, under your house, or a can arrangement to catch the drain water from your roof.

With a little planning, and effort, a great deal can be done to save our water, and enhance our recycling effort. Water is a precious resource, and we can often, quite safely, reuse it for certain applications.

Some people have asked "why do we need to flush our toilets with fresh water?' What about used rain water?

We can often keep the fresh water for our drinking needs, and use the recycled water for other applications, and still be quite safe. There is a great deal of information on the internet about this as well.

I can also recommend using phosphate free chemicals for your floor washing, and other areas around your home.

All these different areas together can reduce the toxins we are subjected to, and greatly increase our over all health in this regard.

There are many ways we can save water, and in many cases, we simply need to apply a little lateral thinking to the solution.

I have included a link in my resource box to a website where toxin free washing products are available, as every little bit helps.

About the Author

Martin Cohn is an avid technologist, who works to find new areas for personal development, health benefits, and recommends a general self improvement philosophy.

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