New Drips and Creative Uses

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Written by KnowGreenNoWaste

Since my last calculation, that same tap has upscaled it's waste mega-fold. I believe it was previously dripping at approximately 14cups/hour. Two days ago I measured it to be dripping an astonishing 22cups/hour or 12045gallons/year! The other tap in our kitchen is at a constant 3cups/hour and 1642.5gallons/year. Both have been brought to the attention of our "superiors" and we have been assured something to be done about it. That was supposed to be last week...

In the meantime, I have made use of the extra water. Instead of turning on the tap when needed, I have been leaving a large measuring cup below the drip to collect the water for several uses:
~ rinsed tools and recycling
~ filled a drinking jug
~ filled buckets for veggie storage etc