Flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco, about 700 miles round-trip, could cost you more than 9,000 gallons of water, or enough for almost 2,000 average dishwasher loads.Combine your errands, car pool to work, or take public transportation to reduce both your energy and water use. A gallon of gasoline takes nearly 13 gallons of water to produce.Washing a car uses about 150 gallons of water, so by washing less frequently you can cut back your water use.(The use of biofuels, however, if they are heavily irrigated, could be another story.) You would also get points, or a footprint reduction, for using energy-star appliances and taking other energy-efficiency measures. If you use alternative energies such as wind and solar, your footprint could be less. The water footprint of your per-day electricity use is based on state averages.A cup of coffee takes 55 gallons of water to make, with most of that H2O used to grow the coffee beans.On average, a vegan–a person who doesn't eat meat or dairy–may indirectly consume less than a person who eats dairy, though a new study calls this into question, as eating enough vegetables to generate the same energy as meat also takes a significant amount of water.Pork costs water to produce, and traditional pork production-to make your sausage, bacon, and chops-has also been the cause of some water pollution, as pig waste runs into local water sources.So, consider how far your food has to travel, and buy local to cut your water footprint. There are also water costs embedded in the transportation of food (gasoline costs water to make). A serving of poultry costs about 90 gallons of water to produce.Another way is to choose grass-fed, rather than grain-fed, since it can take a lot of water to grow corn and other feed crops. One of the easiest ways to slim your water footprint is to eat less meat and dairy. That quarter pounder is worth more than 30 average American showers.The water it takes to produce the average American diet alone-approximately 1,000 gallons per person per day-is more than the global average water footprint of 900 gallons per person per day for diet, household use, transportation, energy, and the consumption of material goods.The average pool takes 22,000 gallons of water to fill, and if you don't cover it, hundreds of gallons of water per month can be lost due to evaporation.
Climate counts-where you live plays a role in how much water you use, especially when it comes to tending to a yard.Nearly 60% of a person's household water footprint can go toward lawn and garden maintenance.Hand washing generally uses about 20 gallons of water each time. Energy Star dishwashers use about 4 gallons of water per load, and even standard machines use only about 6 gallons.
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Using a machine is actually more water efficient than hand washing, especially if you run full loads. Dishwashing is a relatively small part of your water footprint-less than 2% of indoor use-but there are always ways to conserve.Save water by making sure to adjust the settings on your machine to the proper load size. Nearly 22% of indoor home water use comes from doing laundry.
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