Moving on to water.
Use rainwater when watering your plants.
This is so common sense that I don't know why I haven't thought of it before. So now I have a plastic container on the balcony, waiting for rain. Have to find a more suitable pot though, so that I easily can pour it into the water can. 1 point out of 1 top score.
Install aids to help save water.
Here I don't know what I can do more than is already done in a modern flat, so I chose to put a 2 out of 2 top score.
Buy textiles made of bio cotton.
Hmm, I chose to take 1 point of of top score 3 here, since I seldom buy things, but when I do, I don't look for bio.
Do not wash salad, fruit and veggies under running water, but in a bowl.
0 points out of 1 top score, since I do it under running water. However, I am quick. Besides, if I use a bowl that one has to be cleaned too.
Use warm water only when absolutely necessary. One liter of 40°C water has an impact on the environment between 60 and 100 times more than one liter of cold water.
This I do, except for now in winter when I tend to spend a minute extra in the shower under warm water, just because it's nice. 2 out of 3 top score for me.
Drink tap water.
No problem here, this is all I do, except for wine of course, so 2 points out of 2 top score.
8 out of 12 for me.
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oh dear we have been bad with this since living here, but in Australia we had tanks and reused our shower water
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almost always buy organic and fairtrade cotton here now or second hand stuff: 3
fruit/salad washing: 0
warm water: I do all the laundry cold, but am a sucker for warm showers which seem to be getting longer: 1.5
tap water: 2
Total: 7.5
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But does the laundry really get clean in cold water?
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