Common Sense Water-Conservation (CSWC)
Your Water-Footprint
Advocacy is one thing, but you can also make a difference by making sure to live a water-conscious lifestyle.
You may not realize it, but everything from what you fill your plate with, to the new wardrobe you buy every spring has a enormous impact on your annual water consumption.
Did you know...
1 Cotton T-Shirt
Requires 2,700 liters of water to make. That's enough for one person to drink for 900 days.
Source: TriplePundit.com/story/2013/it-takes-2700-liters-water-make-t-shirt/54321
Paper Bags
Require 1 gallon to make per unit. It may not sound like much but considering the average American throws away more than 500 every year, its an easy way to start saving.
Using a reusable acrylic shopping bag/tote like those found at IKEA you can begin reducing your environmental impact (water use and emission production) in as little as 50 uses.
Sources: qz.com/158027/when-it-comes-to-climate-change-cotton-totoes-might-be-worse-than-plastic
http://www.letstalkplastics.com/facts/plastic-bags-versus-paper-bags
1lb ground beef
Requires 7067 liters (1910 gallons) of water to make. Enough for one person to drink for 2355 days, or 6.45 years.
Source:beefresearch.ca/blog/cattle-feed-water-use
Plant-based diets
Require 75-99% less water ; 93-95% less land ; and produce 87-90% fewer carbon emissions than conventional SAD (Standard American Diet) diets.
Source: hsi.org/news-media/world-water-day-2019
Want to know more about your consumption / ways to reduce?
Below is a link to one of the world's leading water-footprint calculators. In it you'll be able to find in depth assessments of your annual consumption as well as a breakdown of ways to improve your daily practices