An interactive presentation by Graeme Lennie. - It takes about
100 gallons of water to grow and process a single pound of
cotton, and the average American goes through about 35 pounds of
new cotton material each year. Do you really need that
additional T-shirt? - One of the best ways to conserve water is
to buy recycled goods, and to recycle your stuff when you’re
done with it. Or, stick to buying only what you really need. -
The water required to create your laptop could wash nearly 70
loads of laundry in a standard machine. - Recycling a pound of
paper, less than the weight of your average newspaper, saves
about 3.5 gallons of water. Buying recycled paper products saves
water too, as it takes about six gallons of water to produce a
dollar worth of paper. (Source: National Geographic)