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Bathroom tips
From TipThePlanet
- Bathrooms account for around 65% of your household's hot water use, so being Energy Smart in the bathroom is a major way to save energy and money.
- Insulate around your bath during installation. This helps to keep bath water hotter for longer.
- Turn off bathroom ventilating fans after they've done their job - these fans can blow out a house full of heated air if left on.
- Save energy and money by washing your hands with cool water instead of hot. According to health experts, unless you are handling raw meat or work in the food services industry, washing hands with cool water is just as effective at killing germs as washing with hot.
- Think about setting up a composting toilet.
[edit] Links
- Green Home Bath Department for a wide range of organic, natural options in the bathroom
