Info & tips: Saving water in everyday life

In this article, we give you tips on how to save water in everyday life. You will also find out how your sink can also help!

April 15, 2024

Water is a valuable commodity. In times of climate change, with rising temperatures, it is becoming more precious every year. In this blog post, you can find out how we can save water in our everyday lives and how your KUNe sink can contribute to this.

Climate change favors periods of drought

The rising temperatures that have been recorded worldwide in recent years mean that longer periods of drought are becoming more frequent in the Alpine region. According to a studyconducted by the ZAMG The reasons for this are a decrease in precipitation on the one hand and unusually high temperatures in the summer months on the other. Although Austria, for example, is considered a water-rich country, the effects of rising temperatures are also being felt here. In particular, groundwater reserves, which are used to treat drinking water, are affected by a decline due to the climatic changes. Despite the forecasts, more and more water is being consumed. The reason for this also lies in the cause: due to more drought, farmers have to irrigate more fields, for example. But it is not only the drought that is to blame for increased water consumption; our personal use of this important resource is also leading to an increase in consumption. In the next section of this blog post, we take a closer look at the purposes for which water is used.

Rising water consumption in Austria

In addition to the necessary use of water – for example to irrigate agricultural land – a lot of water is also consumed in the private sector. In Austria, for example, daily per capita water consumption is as much as 130 liters!

And this is roughly how the daily water consumption of 130 liters is made up:

Showering and bathing: 22 percent
Toilet flushing: 25 percent
Laundry: 10 percent
Dishwashing: 2 percent
Outdoor area (pool, plants, etc.): 14 percent
Taps in bathroom, WC, kitchen, laundry room: 27 percent

Source: Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

According to experts, there is potential to save 40 percent of our daily water consumption. So there is still plenty of room for improvement!

Saving water: How it works

There are many different ways in which you can save water in everyday life. We would like to share some of these tips with you here. If you follow these tips and tricks, you can make a valuable contribution to saving water.

Tips for saving water in the household:

Take a quick shower instead of a full bath
Installing a water-saving shower head
Reuse water – collect water in the drainage basin and use it to water plants if necessary
Installing a flush stop in the toilet
Load the dishwasher completely before switching it on
Load the washing machine completely before switching it on
Do not leave water running unnecessarily while brushing your teeth
Replace defective water connections/taps

Tips for saving water in the garden:

Collect water in the KUNe sink and use it several times to clean dirty garden pots etc.
Fill the watering can in the KUNe sink instead of watering with the hose without aiming
Collect rainwater and use it to water plants
Do without your own pool in the garden
If there is a pool, cover it at night to avoid unnecessary evaporation of water

Tips for saving water in general

Ensure low water consumption even on vacation
Build awareness of your own water consumption

Sources for this article:

https://www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/klima/news/neue-studie-zu-duerren-im-alpenraum

https://info.bml.gv.at/themen/wasser/wasser-oesterreich/zahlen/trinkwasserverbrauch.html

https://www.profil.at/wissenschaft/warum-das-wasser-in-oesterreich-knapp-wird/402349899

https://www.energis.de/ratgeber/wasser/wasser_sparen

https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/wassersparen-im-alltag

https://kurier.at/wissen/studie-oesterreicher-haben-wenig-bewusstsein-fuers-wassersparen/402104886

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