Conserve water next time you wash your car with Green Earth Waterless Car Wash. In a nutshell, you mist your car with the spray bottle and then wipe it down, no water required. The wash uses a cleaning method and ingredients that are apparently similar to what they use to clean race cars, but the primary purpose is to save on water consumption (the typical car wash, according to their site, uses between 20 to 45 gallons of water). One 32 ounce bottle is good for about 10 car washes, so at around $US20 for a bottle you’re saving money (if you normally go to a $6+ car wash) and you’re saving tons of water. The real test, though, is how well it works, so if anyone’s ever given it a try, let’s hear your experience in the comments.
Green Earth Waterless Car Wash [via Unclutterer]Given the longterm water restrictions we’re facing on the driest continent in the world, I think it was remiss of me not to post about water conservation last week in the flurry of environmental posts for Blog Action Day.
Fortunately, tipster Peggy wrote up a post on some simple ways that anyone can reduce their water usage. A couple of tips – capturing clean water from the shower while you wait for it to heat up, and capturing clean water from your washing machine – can give you ample water to water your plants or garden. Nice.
If you’re interested in finding out more about low-usage shower and tap heads, grey water capturing devices, etc there are lots of resources online. But my favourite water saving tip? Shower with a friend. ;)
How to save water [psychopyko]
