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I am so excited to be pairing up with Silk today to talk about water conservation. Water…. it’s such a vital part of life. People, animals and plants all thrive off of it to keep us alive and healthy. It’s not until recently that water has had a whole new meaning to my family.
We recently relocated in Texas this past year and now our new city is in a major drought. That means that if it doesn’t rain soon and rain a lot we could be without water in the near future. It’s so hard to fathom life without water since we drink it, wash dishes, wash our clothes, bathe in it, wash our hands, go to the bathroom, our dogs drink it and Olivia drinks it. But what if? Reality is starting to hit closer to home than I ever imagined. We are already on water restrictions and Stage 2 for our city starts June 1st. Major water restrictions come during the summer months to conserve what water we do have in our city.
There are many ways to conserve water and here are just a couple of tips:
It takes less water to manufacture a half gallon of Silk almondmilk, soymilk or coconutmilk than dairy milk.
One half gallon of Silk conserves enough water to offset the equivalent 500 teeth brushing sessions, 20 showers or more than 10 loads of laundry. (United States Geological Society)
As for our family we decided to drink Silk milk when Olivia turned one. We put it in our smoothies, bake with it and drink it throughout the day.
What are your ways to conserve water?
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I honestly never knew that about Silk milk! I drink their soy milk because it’s lactose-, dairy-free and nut-free, three things I need.
Anyways, Texas is almost always in drought. 😐
Of your list, I really like “Dishwashers typically use less water than by washing with your hands”; some family members think (and truly believe) that washing by hand saves water whereas dishwashers use more water. There’s some sanitary facts to dishwashers and unsanitary facts to hand washing, too, but meh. I’m the only germaphobe. :p
Ways I conserve water include showering less than 15 minutes (it’s usually five minutes; shaving takes longer) and… hm. I don’t really waste water. o.o I’m a #greengirl, and I don’t notice things I do that conserve water/electricity/etc. 😡
We set a timer for 5 minutes for taking a shower..I was appalled one day when I timed my daughter as she took a shower it was 15 minutes long…well that’s when the timer idea came into practice thanks 🙂