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You are here: Home › Green tips › Wash your fruits and vegetables in a bowl of water rather than under a running tap.

Topics: Water , Household consumption ,

Last modified: Jun 17, 2010

You will save water and will do so further by watering your houseplants with the remaining water.

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Green tips: Don't forget about your local shops.
New supermarkets in the area can reduce business for smaller shops. Pollution and congestion would be significantly less if consumers frequented their local shops, rather than travelling long distances to out-of-town shopping centres. More green tips