Also, when you're home alone you can avoid flushing the toilet when it's not needed. 😝✌️ 2nd tip, have a bowl in your shower so that you can save all the cold water until it warms up. When I want to hand wash smth like my sandals or my cloth pads, I put them on the bowl right next to me and voilà, bowl full of water. Last one, save the cooking water (from legumes or pasta, for example) to water your plants, it's full of nutrients ☺️
@lee_rayyy584 жыл бұрын
Yes! Or egg water from boiled eggs! Full of calcium I use it to fertilize my pothos is growing like crazy
@avacurtis27294 жыл бұрын
This one is kinda obvious but lots of my neighbors dont do it so I'll share. Water your grass at night. Less will be lost to evaporation
@daughterofzion7783 жыл бұрын
Damn that's smart
@odettendayi39643 жыл бұрын
I heard watering your garden at night is bad. Thanks just leaned something new
@YKKY Жыл бұрын
Or don't grow grass but grow something useful instead
@vegemitegirl19714 жыл бұрын
I'm in rural South Australia. Several years ago we were in a bad drought here and, in 2020 speak, we had an enforced water lock down. Our landlord paid our household water bill. When he read our water meter he had to read it a 2nd time as our numbers were extremely low for a family of 4, with a green vegetable garden. He calculated we each used 27 gallons of water daily. No dishwasher. Laundry water was diverted on the garden (washing with eco friendly detergent). I collected timed shower water with a drum in the bottom of the shower cubicle, which we stood in to shower. We let the lawn die but not the vegetables. We washed the car with a bucket and sponge.
@DwainDwight9 ай бұрын
I live on a typical 1/4 acre block in rural Western Australia. We live off rainwater. family of 5. it can be done pretty easily just by being careful. we collect rainwater from garage, house & three large water tanks. never had to call for water. neither did previous owners in 45 years.
@catherinemcgill30043 жыл бұрын
I never let the water run when brushing my teeth. I feel like my head will explode when I see someone running water while they do something! 🤯
@avacurtis27294 жыл бұрын
Turn off the water in the shower while you soap and shampoo. You can take your time but not waste water
@meln54994 жыл бұрын
We disconnected our downspouts (for when it FINALLY rains) and it waters our grass for us! Rain barrel is our next upgrade for water the garden.
@crowgrl134 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a video of how you got Nala and how to do zero waste with pets!
@lee_rayyy584 жыл бұрын
Reusing boiled egg water (Pulverized the egg shells to as well to add to the soil mix) to water and fertilize my golden pothos plant. The calcium is awesome it’s growing like crazy!
@rhg32124 жыл бұрын
Install a water butt if you have a garden. Our roofs collect so much water! Mine feeds my garden and house plants.
@davidframe1613 Жыл бұрын
You can always add 55 gallon drums and you can buy nice looking ones off Amazon if you want and water all your indoor and outdoor plants with rain water which your plants will enjoy more than City tap water. Also you can buy a pressure washer and take the water out of the 55 gallon drums and spray your car and driveway off and the outside of your house and clean your windows without using tap water to save on your bills. And a plus is if your water ever goes out due to a mainline breakage you can use the water from your 55 gallon drums to flush your toilets. Also if you have a Berkey or Alexapure gravity fed water system you can drink the rain water.
@rebekacoleman7518 Жыл бұрын
I use rain water for drinking the toilet animals water cooking kettle rinsing as much as we can also will only do washing once a week and also use rain water to water the garden wash the car and shorter showers
@merrivideo4 жыл бұрын
The scientific article where the number of liters needed to make a t-shirt is really good. They take into account the water footprint in different countries and finally give the mean. They also did the math for other item like jeans.
@ashyaura2 жыл бұрын
that's insane, taking water from the countries that need it most, just for new clothes
@delenarimes2657 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I especially liked the special brick or bottle in the toilet to save water on flushes. And the bucket to catch water in the tub that is free flowing.
@belenlg59782 жыл бұрын
very nice! just came from another of your vids and really like your ideas. Loved the one about the bucket in the shower for watering the plants. It has the added benefit that the chlorine will evaporate and its better for plants. I loved also that you included the water cost of meat and cotton. After trying to be strict zero waste for some months, I went mostly vegetarian and started shopping/selling second hand because the environmental impact-effort was larger than full ZW. I still strive for lower waste as possible, but those were easier first steps for sure.
@GoingZeroWaste2 жыл бұрын
So happy you're enjoying my ideas and my channel!
@schrodingerssquirrel69732 жыл бұрын
I use bath water to bucket flush the toilet, Scrub the door steps, and even mop the floors.
@acmulhern4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I was really shocked to see that I use 1000 gallons of water a day because I really try to be careful. My tip is when I boil food in water I pour that water over any bowls or pans that need to soak instead of filling them with fresh water. Similarly we put any dirty dishes that need rinsing in the sink and every time we wash our hands while cooking it fills them up and rinses them. Also, we use our kids' bath water to water the plants. They're small so they bathe in a small kiddy bath and we use unscented bars of soap to wash them, so when they're finished we carry the bath to the balcony and water the plants with the water.
@j.p.465810 ай бұрын
Isn't the soap harming the plants?
@00.00-.._-...-._ Жыл бұрын
🙌🙌
@avacurtis27294 жыл бұрын
Eat vegetarian and vegan meals. Meat, cheese, fish, etc take way way more water per calorie than non-animal foods
@obeycastle25472 жыл бұрын
No.
@YKKY Жыл бұрын
@@obeycastle2547yes, it's a fact and having your head up your own a** doesn't change that.
@jacqueslee2592Ай бұрын
@@obeycastle2547 Yes.
@sydneygauthier56062 жыл бұрын
And I would like to bring up the water cycle for those of you who think that water is infinite because of rain, water from lakes, puddles, etc. evaporates, rises up to cloud level, condenses and then when a cloud gets heavy enough with the condensed water, and then it rains.
@stephanielegarda54433 жыл бұрын
Great tips, love the save money save planet series. You should bring it back for earth month!
@JazzyJ967712 жыл бұрын
Lol i loved the Seinfeld clip 😂 thanks for the tip
@GoingZeroWaste2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@merrivideo4 жыл бұрын
I time my showers with KZbin videos. But I should use an alarm. I might try it yesterday.
@kpballa1009 Жыл бұрын
wow, very good tips i didn't think about! Thanks! Jesus bless you!
@mrfries97532 жыл бұрын
after so so much browzing finally found gud video :D
@GoingZeroWaste2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help
@danid84484 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this!
@ReeceCaruso4 жыл бұрын
Great suggestions! This is such an important topic to be discussing right now. I really enjoyed the video!
@davidframe1613 Жыл бұрын
If you're just trying to save money I will give you one tip that will save you more money by using more water is adding a bum gun or bidet toilet seat to your toilet and this way you don't have to buy toilet paper and you will have the cleanest butt around. That's at least $10 to $20 a month in savings and having the cleanest butt around is priceless! 😁😁 Most all of Asia don't use toilet paper. They have bum guns, that's why in the pandemic they didn't run out of toilet paper because they don't use it. Just think of how much money you spend on toilet paper a year???
@harrycorrea25473 жыл бұрын
Imma do the toilet tank one
@katiestandish29354 жыл бұрын
great ideas! love your videos!!!
@amandalashley3819 Жыл бұрын
Just FYI, I hand wash my dishes and I only use about 1.5 gallons of water.
@barbarapeehl1528 Жыл бұрын
The city changed me 154.00 dollars every 😊3 months. It's just 2 people. Event if we are not here for a week and no one is using using the water they still changed us the same amount
@anglophone4122 жыл бұрын
Two ways I have found to reduce shower time: Colder showers Use just soap (no need for shampoo or conditioner)
@strayargus93823 жыл бұрын
Dishwasher use more energy tho with all the hot water. Just wet your sponge and rinse your dishes with shower head faucet.
@iliescudero33993 жыл бұрын
What are you thoughts on incinerator toilets?
@aestheticpoetcarley Жыл бұрын
How much do you save?
@Huggible114 жыл бұрын
I was curious how long I actually take to shower so I timed myself and got 6 minutes and 18 seconds. Not bad if I saw so myself and only shower 3 times a week. My boyfriend still insists on showering everyday and takes much longer ones than I do. Gutta work on that with him.
@bluebee72814 жыл бұрын
nah I think he's in the right with showering everyday
@wiiiz33 жыл бұрын
3 times a week? i used to shower every other day as a lazy little kid but as an adult, you should shower everyday
@Huggible113 жыл бұрын
@@wiiiz3 you really only need to be showering everyday if you get working out sweaty. Otherwise you don't get as dirty as you think in normal day-to-day activities.
@wiiiz33 жыл бұрын
@@Huggible11 people take a shit everyday & wiping your butt doesnt get rid of it all the poop particles.
@Huggible113 жыл бұрын
@@wiiiz3 not even close to the same thing 👎
@dwightschrute8323 жыл бұрын
Im here watching because i feel awful for my moms 30'000 water bill😔
@daughterofzion7783 жыл бұрын
Wtf were you doing?
@learntocook46474 жыл бұрын
One way you can really save money is try to make your own Starbucks drinks from home. Come learn the recipe from us!
@phoenixandthenoms99203 жыл бұрын
I hand wash my dishes in very little water, not even 3 inches. it really does not take much. i dont believe a dish washer uses less water, plus it also costs you electricity.
@cos58642 жыл бұрын
Three ways I have found to reduce water consumption in the shower: Take shorter showers Use just soap (no need for shampoo or conditioner) Use an water saving shower head - I use the original Showery EcoFlow here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/poGsY4SqaMiAqbs
@sewpungyow5154 Жыл бұрын
Also you don't have to leave the shower running the whole time. In the military it's not uncommon to 1. rinse with water, turn off. 2. lather up shampoo and soap, turn on. 3. rinse off shampoo and soap, turn off, dry off
@VincentAnderson-s2wАй бұрын
Water will not run out ever I can promise in the year 2050 there will still be water the only reason we ever pay for water is for filtering it and if you do this yourself water is free there are places in the ocean too deep to explore so don't worry about how water is running out start learning about washing dishes and cooking yourself quit being lazy and reuse what is used every week.
@jacqueslee2592Ай бұрын
Too many people are selfish and ignorant and rather waste than make changes to their consumption habits.The boomers are extremely wasteful and will be responsible for shortages.
@girliedog3 жыл бұрын
2.24 I still don't know how to save money on my water bill ... good bye
@toyahill4151 Жыл бұрын
Thank you I have to shower I go to the laundry mat
@zachdavis66245 ай бұрын
85 gal per day is average usage
@xxkandikissez81364 жыл бұрын
Your Thinx leader link is not working for me. Thanks. Kissez! L♡R @xxkandikissez
@harrycorrea25473 жыл бұрын
Also, imma stop watching videos while showering...