| 1 August 2008: Save water, save energy, save money, save the environment and save your conscience! |
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At the Hampshire Water Festival on Saturday 9 August, Waterwise and Big Green Smile will provide expert advice to visitors on how to save water within the home. In addition a range of water saving products will be available for purchase at a reduced price. In the UK we have less available water per person than most of our European neighbours and we use more. Water consumption in Hampshire is amongst the highest in the country with the average person using around 160 litres of water per day (10 litres more than the UK average of 150). Hampshire is also defined as severely water stressed by the Environment Agency. When we consider that our water use has been rising by about 1% every year since 1930, this is not sustainable in the long term. ‘If everyone in Hampshire saved 10 litres a day, easily achieved by turning off the tap when brushing teeth it would save a total of 16.9 million litres, enough to supply everyone in Winchester with water for one day.’ Says Chris Philpot, Communications Manager at Waterwise. ‘Only through water efficiency can we ensure that we achieve a sustainable supply for the future. Each person wastes around one third of the water they use each day and this can easily be saved by making small changes in behaviour and installing water efficient products. Saving water can save you money and protects the environment as less water is abstracted from rivers. However, saving water, can also save you energy when you consider that 5% of our greenhouse gas emissions come from treating and pumping water to our homes and then heating it. In fact, the average family’s annual water consumption results in as much CO2 as two transatlantic flights. Our water use plays a significant contribution to our daily carbon footprint. Other water saving tips include: For more water saving tips visit www.waterwise.org.uk ENDS
Notes to Editors Big Green Smile aims to provide an informative and friendly environment in which to browse and purchase a wide range of products that make a positive contribution to the environment. They believe passionately that the individual can make a difference and that small changes by one person can have a ripple-through effect on society at large. The online shop includes water, energy and eco saving products which put less strain on the environment by using less resource for the same effect as standard products; and also products which help to change mind sets. For more information please visit www.biggreensmile.com Contacts: Jacob Tompkins
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