Use the dishwasher. Hand-washing your dishes can use up to 27 gallons of water, compared to just 3 gallons for a new Energy Star- rated dishwasher.
Cover the pool. If you’re fortunate enough to have a backyard pool, make sure the water stays in it instead of evaporating—cover your pool when you’re not using it, even in the summer.
Go to the car wash. Washing a car at home can easily use 100 gallons of water, not to mention an awful lot of time and effort; commercial car washes often use only 40 gallons or less of fresh water.
Get a rain barrel. Collect the water that streams off your roof when it rains by setting up a rain barrel underneath your gutter’s downspout. Reuse that water in your garden instead of letting it push motor oil, pet waste and garbage from the streets into local rivers.
Aaron Bergeron REALTOR 410-529-2029 Aaron.payneteam@gmail.com
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