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Want to do your part in saving water?
Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth.
Refill your own water bottle. Each 1-liter plastic bottle can require several liters of water to produce, when considering the supply and production chain. Who knew?
Install a low-flow showerhead
Install faucet aerators. Faucets account for 20% of indoor water use. An aerator greatly reduces the water flow rate—and they can cost as little as two or three dollars per sink.
Choose recycled-paper products. Products made from 100 percent recycled paper require much less water to manufacture than those made from virgin paper.
Water your lawn in the early morning or evening.
Eat one more vegetarian meal a week. It takes a lot of water to grow the grain to feed the cow ultimately producing a hamburger. A 6-ounce steak has a water footprint of 674 gallons, while a salad's water impact is more like 21 gallons.