My last 30 days challenge (reusing Little M’s bathwater) inspired me to look further into ways to save water. We used to use a bucket in the shower to catch all that cold water that goes down the drain while you wait for the warm drops to arrive. We stopped using it because it was really inconvenient: the bucket was always in the way, the water splashed everywhere when we carried the bucket through the house and and how do you properly water your pot plants with a bucket full of water without spilling half of it? I know there are ways to get around it. But isn’t behaviour change most successful when an idea becomes a normal habit of your life? And that is best achieved if it is easy and hassle free.
So enough of excuses, we are back in the shower water saving business. How did it come? I went to the Organic Expo in Sydney on the weekend and came across the “Joeycan” (see image). It is doing two jobs in one: catches water and functions as a watering can. Clever and solves the issues we had with the bucket. It is not the most stylish design, but I guess it is not that important for a container that sits most of its life in your shower. We’ll definitely use it.
If you want to know more about it go to their website joeycan.com.au.
And this is how it works:
~ Sustainable Mum ~
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