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Research has shown that one in three women leave the shower running while they shave their legs, wasting around 50?billion litres of water a year.
Thames Water, which commissioned the study, said the amount wasted would be enough to supply the whole of London for 25 days.
The research also found that one in four people leave the sink tap running while they brush their teeth, which accounts for around 120?billion litres of water wasted per year.
A spokesman for Thames Water said yesterday: “It may seem like it’s always raining, but we’ve had below average rainfall across our region for nine of the past 12 months.
Read more here.
I look at my legs full of hair, and I feel like an environmentalist. <3
Thames Water, which commissioned the study, said the amount wasted would be enough to supply the whole of London for 25 days.
The research also found that one in four people leave the sink tap running while they brush their teeth, which accounts for around 120?billion litres of water wasted per year.
A spokesman for Thames Water said yesterday: “It may seem like it’s always raining, but we’ve had below average rainfall across our region for nine of the past 12 months.
Read more here.
I look at my legs full of hair, and I feel like an environmentalist. <3