42 min
Water Becoming Less
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- Personal Journals
Bizz chats with Guiscela about wasting water and the differences she sees with water usage in Canada vs Mexico.
Tips to reduce water usage:
Turn tap off while brushing teeth
Turn on only the hot water while waiting to heat and start using as soon as it warms up
Water lawn before sunrise or after sunset
Change lawn from grass to garden to grow food, or to something that doesn't require watering
Shop less and/or shop second-hand (manufacturing requires water, too!)
Use concentrated cleansers and drink flavours
Check for leaks and running toilets
Get/make a rain barrel
Shower less often/shorter showers/skip the hair every other time
Low flow toilets and shower heads
Use a broom, not a hose, to clean driveways and sidewalks
Reuse clean wastewater for plants
Things we talk about:
Water isn't just used by using water directly, not just the water we see
Direct uses:
Drinking
Cooking
Water lawn/garden
Shower/bath
Indirect uses:
Agriculture
Food
Raise animals
Materials for building
Materials for clothing
Industrial use
Make pretty much everything we use
About 1,800 gallons of water are needed to produce the cotton in a pair jeans
Processing materials such as paper and steel
Energy
During a water shortage, often it's the individuals who are restricted, while large corporations can continue using as much as they want to produce non-essential products.
Glaciers are receding - this is our water reserve!
Lakes shrinking
Oil spills can also affect water availability, and this can happen very quickly
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
Bizz chats with Guiscela about wasting water and the differences she sees with water usage in Canada vs Mexico.
Tips to reduce water usage:
Turn tap off while brushing teeth
Turn on only the hot water while waiting to heat and start using as soon as it warms up
Water lawn before sunrise or after sunset
Change lawn from grass to garden to grow food, or to something that doesn't require watering
Shop less and/or shop second-hand (manufacturing requires water, too!)
Use concentrated cleansers and drink flavours
Check for leaks and running toilets
Get/make a rain barrel
Shower less often/shorter showers/skip the hair every other time
Low flow toilets and shower heads
Use a broom, not a hose, to clean driveways and sidewalks
Reuse clean wastewater for plants
Things we talk about:
Water isn't just used by using water directly, not just the water we see
Direct uses:
Drinking
Cooking
Water lawn/garden
Shower/bath
Indirect uses:
Agriculture
Food
Raise animals
Materials for building
Materials for clothing
Industrial use
Make pretty much everything we use
About 1,800 gallons of water are needed to produce the cotton in a pair jeans
Processing materials such as paper and steel
Energy
During a water shortage, often it's the individuals who are restricted, while large corporations can continue using as much as they want to produce non-essential products.
Glaciers are receding - this is our water reserve!
Lakes shrinking
Oil spills can also affect water availability, and this can happen very quickly
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
42 min