With the heat wave thats hittibg my country I was watering my back yard today, and began wondering if there Is such a thing as wasting water when doing so… I mean, it re-enters the water cycle, doesn’t It? Besides if its absorbed by the plants AND grass … Is It really wasted?
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I’m researching this for my final right now.
Turns out the public only uses 12% of the freshwater for drinking, lawns, showers etc.
32% is used to grow food. Biggest portion of this is used to feed animals for meat.
It takes 280-1,847 gallons of water for 1lb of beef.
45% is evaporated away to generate electricity. Biggest use is for heaters/AC units.
Leaving just 1 lightbulb on for 20 hours burns up about a gallon of water.
Don’t worry about your lawn, eat a salad once a week and turn off the lights!
Edit: Beef statistic was significantly off, but still high. I also changed the water stat from 6 to 12%
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