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If you don’t have a dishwasher,
fill the sink up with water when
you’re washing the dishes

Don’t let the water run through the drain as you rinse things. If you don’t like dirty dishwater, invest in some
rubber gloves to do the washing up.

Flush your toilet less

• If you and your housemates or family aren’t grossed out by this option, you can apply the famous rule “If
it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down.” And close the lid, of course.
• Also use the half-flush whenever you can. You can even put a little sticky note over the full flush asking
guests (and reminding yourself) to use the half flush.

Don’t shave or clean your teeth with
the water running

• At the bathroom sink, start turning off the tap when you brush your teeth. Write “Note to self: turn off the
tap!” on a post-it note and sticky tape it to your bathroom mirror / in front of the sink basin.
• Same deal when you’re shaving - Run a little water in the sink and rinse your razor in that. Stick a post-it
note on the bathroom wall or mirror to remind you.

• If you keep forgetting – try putting in the plug in the sink so you notice it filling up – that’ll prompt you to
turn off the tap.

Change how you wash your clothes

• Only wash clothes that actually smell - for example, if you’ve only worn clothes once, you don’t need to
wash them (obviously undies and socks don’t count)
• Only run your washing machine when you have a full load.

• Use the ‘sud-saver’ option on your machine when doing more than one load.
• Use biodegradable eco-friendly detergent for improved greywater for your garden:

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