Water Efficiency
Pledge
Pledge that students sign, which was
posted in common area in residence
hall.
Button that students received
to remind them about the
pledge they are taking.
I, _______________,
pledge to be a
water-saving NAME
and shorten each
shower by at least 2
minutes for the next
week.
Pledge reminder that students get in addition to the button
There are many ways to shorten your shower!
1) Make a 5 minute playlist and see if you can finish
showering before the music stops.
2) Set a 5-minute alarm on your phone and see if you can
finish showering before the alarm goes off.
3) Take a Navy shower. Run the water only to get wet and
rinse off.
Water Efficiency
Signs
To be posted in common areas
Shower
Want to sleep for longer?
Then shorten your show
er
by 2 minutes
If
NAME
can
shorten
If Tivo can shorten his shower
his
shower
by
2 minutes,
by 2 minutes,
you can too!
Shorten your shower b
y 5 minutes each day
for a week…
gets you
an episode of
your favorite
Netflix show!
Take a quick shower…
and get to NAME
sooner
to avoid the elevator lines!
Bathroom Faucet
If everyone in RES HALL
turned OFF the water
when brushing their teeth…
in just one semester, we’d save
enough money to buy each
student coffee
during finals week.
Sister turns
Jean turns
NAME
OFF OFF
the
thewater
waterwhile
whilebrushing
brushing
How about you?
Sister
Jean
turns OFF
Tivo
turns
OFF
the
thewater
waterwhile
whilebrushing
brushing
How about you?
Turn OFF the water
while you brush your ????.
Lake Michigan will thank
you.
Turn OFF the water
while you brush your fangs.
Lake Michigan will thank
you.
Dishes
Inconvenient to turn off the
water while you do dishes?
Inconvenience is having to
walk 3 miles to
get clean water.
90% of water is wasted
when you wash dishes with
the faucet running.
Conserve water
while doing dishes.
Leaks
If water droplets from your
faucet were M & Ms...
in one semester, there
would be enough candy to
fill your bathroom.
If each resident in NAME
reported leaky faucets…
in just one semester, we
would save enough water for
you
to swim in your bedroom.
Inconvenient to report a leaky tap
?
Some people must carry
gallons of water for miles
to survive just one day.
Laundry
Share a load of laundry
with a friend…
and then share a cup of coff
ee
with your savings!
If everyone in RES HALL
washed
FULL loads of laundry…
in 1 semester
we’d save enoug
h energy
to power your
laptop
for a month!
If everyone in RES HALL
washed FULL loads of
laundry…
in 1 semester
we’d save enough money to
pay for 50% of your
semester’s books!