Make Every Last Drop Count
in Climate Change, Conservation
Did you know it takes 20,000 litres of water to manufacture 1kg of cotton? Now think about how many items of cotton clothing you have in your wardrobe…
And the next time you sip on a cup of coffee, remember that’s used up about 130 litres of water before it ends up being savoured by you.
Every Last Drop is an informative and interactive website with a clear message: Save water!
In the UK we each use around 150 litres of water per day. But this is only part of the picture. When you consider the water required to produce all the stuff we consume, we actually guzzle a massive 4,645 litres every day.
And there are over 1,000,000,000 earthlings who still lack access to clean water.
Take a look at some other ways to save water:
- Shower like a sailor and save water
- Washing dishes by hand wastes water
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