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Water Conservation Tips

ByKaburu Mugambi 8 February 2016 Conservation, Learning Centre

Water conservation encompasses the policies, strategies and activities made to manage fresh water as a sustainable resource, to protect the water environment, and to meet current and future human demand.

Here are 10 home strategies and activities or easy tips that can help conserve water

Check your toilets for leaks
Check faucets and pipes for leaks
Rinse your razor in the sink
Use your water meter to check for hidden water leaks
Don’t use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket
Turn off the water after you wet your toothbrush
Install water-saving shower heads and low-flow faucet aerators
Put plastic bottles or float booster in your toilet tank.
Insulate your water pipes.
Take shorter showers.

About Kaburu Mugambi

Kaburu Mugambi is a veteran of business reporting having worked with two national newspapers in Kenya. He is a graduate of economics from Kenyatta University. He started his journalism career in 2000 with The People Daily as a business reporter before becoming a business sub-editor. He joined Daily Nation in 2004 as a business writer. He holds a post-graduate diploma in mass communication from University of Nairobi's School of Journalism and an MBA in marketing from the same university. In 2016, he founded Water Tower, a media firm focused on water, energy and climate. Its content cuts across water, energy and climate with emphasis on adaptation and sustainability.