How much water do you use in a day? A couple of litres? A hundred litres?

If you live in Denmark, you probably use about 120litres a day. However, if you live in Perth, it is closer to 500 litres per person per day. That’s a lot of water.

Well, with the average shower (6 minutes with an old fashioned shower head) using about 90 litres, and 3 or 6 litres per flush of a dual flush toilet, 120 litres per washing machine load and 35 litres per dishwasher load, you can see how it adds up – and we haven’t touched the kitchen or garden yet.

What can you do? Well, switch to an efficient shower head and save nearly 50 litres per shower; cut back to 4 minutes showers and save a further 20 litres. 70 litres per shower adds up to 24,920 litres over a year so it is a significant saving of water and money!

The Precious Water blog lists the average water use all Australian capital cities, and more tips on saving water.

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