Don't reuse bath water for any other purpose, except to flush your toilet. The dirt, dust, and grime from your body can do more damage to your plants if you water them with your bath water. And whatever you do, don't conserve your drinking water! You need at least eight glasses of water a day to function properly; in fact, your body can go longer without food than it can without water! If you are in a drought-stricken area, you are more prone to dehydration, so scrimp on everything except drinking water.

If you don't finish the water in your glass, don't throw it down the drain. Put the water into a bucket, where it can be used to flush your toilet later. If the drinking water you have left is relatively clean, you can use it to water your plants. Don't give your half-consumed glass of water to your pet: your mouth can house certain bacteria and viruses that can be deadly to your pet, or can cause them to have certain diseases.

Save on washing water by using paper plates that you can throw away after their first use. If you find paper plates expensive, you can also use paper plate safe wax covers, which are cheaper, and which can be discarded after every use, leaving the paper plate clean. You can also use cheap paper cups: they not only allow you to save money, but they are recyclable too!

Is Your Water Gray?

New Water Routes: Where Gray Can Still Be Good

In this day of energy conservation and listening to the pleas of our dying, very much damaged environment, we are all in need of tips on how we can live better without depleting our natural resources.

One such tip involves planting more trees and living in a greener world, where plants can use their natural ability to turn carbon dioxide in the air into oxygen. Another tip involves conserving water and making sure that one of our most precious commodities is abundant enough to sustain life for all animals, plants, and humans.

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