1. Take showers rather than baths which use up to 3 times more water. But remember, power showers can use twice as much water as a bath. Replacing just 1 bath a week with a shower can save up to 25 litres of water
2. Turn off tap when brushing your teeth to save water. (This could save up to 10 litres per day.)
3. Avoid throwing such things as sanitary wear, condoms, cotton buds, cigarette ends or plastic wrappings and labels down the toilet. Sanitary wear can take 4 months to biodegrade and plastic wrappings do not biodegrade at all. PUT ALL THESE ITEMS IN THE DUSTBIN.
4. Don't pour chlorine bleach down the toilet.
5. Fit your toilet cistern with a recognised water saving device to reduce the amount of water used (this saves up to 4.5 litres per flush). Most water companies provide them free. Or just use a plastic 500ml plastic milk container filled with water.
6. If you are refitting your bathroom choose an eco flush loo, (for example from natural collection) which uses 2.5 to 4.5 lites per flush compared with 6 litres in new loos and 10 litres for old ones.
7. Replace worn out washers in taps to prevent dripping - one drip per second is 14 litres per day. When replacing taps, fit water saving taps (www.tapmagic.co.uk - 01473 252043) to reduce water usage by up to 70%.
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