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HOW CAN I SAVE WATER ? HOW CAN I PREVENT WASTE AND
SAVE RESOURCES ?
Toilet:
- Print and copy
- Avoid flushing the toilet double sided.
unnecessarily. Dispose of
tissues and other waste in the trash - Do not buy
bin instead of in the toilet. beverage cans but use recyclable
bottles.
- Use the toilets’ water saving function
(use stop function or push twice to - Use your own bags for shopping.
stop flushing).
- Buy fresh food that does not contain a
Shower and Bath: lot of packaging.
- Don’t leave the water running while Use long-life products instead of one-
washing hands, brushing teeth,
-
How to save energy, water,
use products.
shaving, etc. fuel and how to prevent
- Buy products that are made of waste
- Take a short shower instead of taking recycled materials.
a bath.
- Use SORT Center, Bldg. 405b at Taylor
Garden: Barracks for usable stuff that you don’t
need anymore but someone else could.
- Collect storm water in a drum and use
for watering plants.
Avoid watering plants at midday when
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR
the temperature is greatest. Water
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CALL….
plants at the root area
and not in the leaf area
DPW Energy Management Office:
to reduce evaporation.
DSN 381-7534
Repair:
DPW Environmental Management Division:
DSN 381-8675/ 7699
- Report all water losses (broken pipes,
errant sprinklers, abandoned free-
Service Order Desk:
flowing wells, etc.) to the Service
DSN 381-8797/ 8798
Order Desk (DSN 381-8797/8798).
DID YOU KNOW THAT… - Heat only the rooms that need to be Freezer and Refrigerators:
heated.
…Water leaks at the USAG Mannheim - Don’t leave doors of refrigerator or
- Do not overheat rooms. Just
waste $40,300 per year? freezer open.
one degree less saves about 6%
energy. Defrost refrigerators and freezers
…35% of water used in the home is -
flushed down the toilet? regularly to keep them running
A/C:
efficiently.
…One 100W incandescent light left on for
- Only operate A/C if really necessary.
24 hours a day costs more than $50 per - Wait until food has
year? - Only operate A/C if you are at home. cooled down before
placing it in the
- Close windows when A/C is running.
…though accounting for only 5% of the refrigerator.
world's population, Americans consume - Keep the drapes or blinds
26% of the world's energy? closed during the day. This
will help reduce solar heat
…Standby can use 10%-60% of the gain into your house.
HOW CAN I SAVE FUEL ?
electricity that would be used by the
device if it was switched on? Electric appliances/ TV/ Video/ Hi-Fi/ PC:
- Use car pools.
- Completely switch off or
- Go short
unplug electric appliances.
distances by bike or walk.
HOW CAN I SAVE ENERGY ? - When buying new electric
appliances, look for - As soon as you stop longer than 10
Lighting: energy efficiency. seconds, the motor should be turned
off.
- Turn off lights when not needed! - Turn of the PC
monitor when not in - Switch in time into a higher gear, less
Radiators/ Heating: use and at night. Use motor rotation means less fuel
“sleep” mode instead consumption.
- Don’t block radiator of screen savers.
with curtains,
- Drive evenly. Constant breaking and
furniture etc. to Washing Machine/ Dishwasher: accelerating rises fuel consumption.
ensure air circulation.
- Run machine only when - Drive not more than 130 km/h (80
- Don’t leave windows open full. miles/h) on the Highway (Autobahn).
while using the heater.
- Use water and energy Fuel consumption rises if driving
Rather ventilate rooms
saving programs. faster.
only for a short time.
