Save Water with 3R Concept

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle 

3R concept can also be applied to saving water.

Reduce

• Shower-Shower instead of taking a bath. Cut down the number of showers. Switch off shower when soaping and shampooing. Do not over-use soap or shampoo as this will need more water for rinsing. Use “organic-based” soap and shampoo. They are less “soapy” and less water is needed to rinse them off. Do not switch the shower on full blast. Cut short your shower time.
• Brushing Teeth-Use a cup of water for brushing your teeth instead of a running tap.
• Washing Face-Use a wet towel instead of a running tap.
• Washing Car-Reduce car washes. Use a bucket and a cloth. Never use a hose.
• Watering Plants-Use recycled water. Never use the garden host. Use a water bucket or a watering can instead. Water sparingly.
• Cleaning-Sweep more and mop less. Use a mop instead of using a pail of water or water hose to wash the floor.
• Washing-Wait until an accumulated number of clothes before washing. If hand washing clothes or washing vegetables, fruits use a basin of water instead of a running tap.
• Cooking-Try not to do too much deep frying or the cooking of oily food. The cleaning and washing up of pots and pans, as well as the walls and floors after oily cooking can waste a lot of water, not forgetting the hard work. Anyways, the lesser the oil in our food the healthier we get.

Reuse

• Collecting used water-People living in houses/apartments with more than one story can ask the plumber to do a minor connection to collect used water from showering and washing hands to be re-used for watering plants or washing the car or floors. Do not waste leftover water from washing or mopping but use them to flush the toilets or watering plants.
• Toilet-As mentioned above use 2nd hand water to flush the toilet instead of using the flush.
• Watering Plants- Reuse recycle water instead of new water

Recycle

• Recycling-Collect used water for other purposes. Collect used water by putting a bucket beneath tap. Water used for washing hands, vegetables and rinsing dishes can be used again for watering plants or for flushing the toilet.
• Rainwater-Collect rain water and use it for washing the car, the floor or for watering plants. In fact, rainwater can be used to replace tap water.

We may think saving such little water is pointless. That's what everybody think. However, think this way, if everybody in Malaysia could just do their part and save a little water each, it could make a difference. We COULD make a DIFFERENCE.