Scoil San Treasa

Participating School in the Green Schools Programme

WWW: Wise With Water    H2O

Cliste le hUisce

To mark World Water Day, March 22^nd 2011

The Green School Committee, Ms S Breen and E. Cashman 4^th Classes advise us to get into the habit of using water wisely at home and in school.

Water is unique and precious. There is nothing quite like it –nothing to replace it. Please conserve it by implementing the following at home.

Indoors

·        Keep a jug of water and some ice in the fridge freezer/Don’t run the tap until the water turns cold

·        Fill a basin or sink with a stopper with water and use it to wash dishes.

·        Don’t rinse dishes before you put them in the dishwasher

·        Only operate dishwasher when full and use the shortest cycle possible

·        Only wash clothes when they are dirty

·        Sort the clothes properly

·        Set the machine to shortest possible cycle

·        Only operate machine when it is full

·        Have a quick shower instead of a bath

·        Take a short power shower only- the power shower uses more than a bath

·        Turn the tap off when brushing your teeth

·        Leave the tap off when you soap your hands.

·        Turn on only to rinse

·        Use the shorter flush button on the toilet if there is one available

Outdoors

·        Save waste water from kitchen and bathroom to water indoor and outdoor plants

·        Put indoor plants outside for a short time in the rain

·        Use a water bucket to collect rain water from the roof and down pipes and water plants with this.

·        Check outdoor taps and pipes for leaks.

·        Wash the car using a bucket- No hoses please

·        Pay a plumber to fix dripping taps or any leaks indoor and outdoors

Most importantly of all-PLEASE TURN OFF RUNNING TAPS!