We all wash our hands multiple times a day. But what if you could do it properly while saving 15 liters of water each time?
It's straightforward with the right approach. As someone who's tested this in my own home, here's a reliable method to cut water use and lower bills effortlessly.
1. Briefly turn on the faucet to wet your hands—this makes soaping up easier.
2. Turn off the tap and lather thoroughly with soap.
3. Turn the water back on and rinse quickly, scrubbing well to remove all soap.
4. Shut off the faucet once your hands are clean.
You've just saved 15 liters of water! Simple, isn't it? Demonstrate this to your family for collective savings at home. For hands full of soap, a mixer tap is ideal—it also promotes water efficiency.
This technique conserves 15 liters of drinking water per hand wash.
I wash my hands more than 5 times daily, saving 75 liters a day.
75 liters x 365 days = 27.375 m³ saved yearly.
At an average €3.39 per m³ in France, that's over €92 annually.
Think of the impact for a family of four!
