Our water bill arrived today and the guy that delivered it told us, "You know, your water bill is either half or one-third than most of the neighbors here"
"Wow!" my mind said, this guy gave me a new post topic.
My mom is the goddess of recycling. Anything she sees that could still be reused or transformed into something else, she would definitely do so. You won't believe the creative ideas she's got and often times I find myself giggling when I find her again creatively converting junk to reusable items or trying to guess the leftovers she used to create a whole new dish when cooking!! She's fantastic!
So what about our incredibly 'lower' water bill?
It all starts with our dish washing.
Rule #1
Don't use fresh water to wash off the food stains from plates and cutlery. Collect soapy water from previous dish washing and use it for washing off food stains.
How to achieve this?
In our home, we have a double kitchen sink that looks similar to this:
On the left sink, we place a plastic basin, this is where we collect the soapy water while rinsing the dishes.
How to collect your first batch of soapy water?
Things you need:
Always have 2 separate sponges, one for soaping, another for removing food stains. Never mix these two. Have a small cup for collecting soap water.
"Wow!" my mind said, this guy gave me a new post topic.
My mom is the goddess of recycling. Anything she sees that could still be reused or transformed into something else, she would definitely do so. You won't believe the creative ideas she's got and often times I find myself giggling when I find her again creatively converting junk to reusable items or trying to guess the leftovers she used to create a whole new dish when cooking!! She's fantastic!
So what about our incredibly 'lower' water bill?
It all starts with our dish washing.
Rule #1
Don't use fresh water to wash off the food stains from plates and cutlery. Collect soapy water from previous dish washing and use it for washing off food stains.
How to achieve this?
In our home, we have a double kitchen sink that looks similar to this:
On the left sink, we place a plastic basin, this is where we collect the soapy water while rinsing the dishes.
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Things you need:
Always have 2 separate sponges, one for soaping, another for removing food stains. Never mix these two. Have a small cup for collecting soap water.
- Start soaping the glasses first before anything else. Glasses are least likely to have food stains on them so your sponge will stay clean. After soaping the glasses, rinse them off while collecting the soap water using the basin.
- Now scoop some soap water using the small cup and use the second sponge for removing food stains. Keep You'll have plates and cutlery free from food stains without using fresh water at all! Just imagine the amount of water you'd save when you practice this habit after each mealtime!
- After removing the food stains, you can now continue soaping the dishes with your clean soap sponge. Remember to collect the soap water while rinsing.
Other uses for the collected soap water
- We use it to wipe dining table, kitchen table, stove, floor, bathroom sinks etc.
Other forms of water you can recycle
Rice and vegetable washings - instead of throwing them away, use it instead to water the plants.
Hope this helps slash off your water bill. Do you have any water conservation tips to share? Post your comments below!
