在家也抗旱:廚房節水有妙招

The kitchen is a major consumer of water in the home, using around 10% of tota household water consumption for cooking, cleaning, washing, or drinking.
廚房是家中的用水大戶，佔到家庭總用水量（包括做飯、清潔、飲用等）的近10%。

Top Tap Tips:
節水妙方：

* When washing dishes by hand, don’t rinse them under a running tap. If you have two sinks, fill the second one with rinsing water. If you have only one sink, stack washed dishes in a dish rack and rinse them with a pan of hot water.
* 不要在流水下漂洗餐具，如果你有兩個水池，將其中的一個盛滿水來漂洗。如果你只有一個水池，將洗好的餐具堆放在架子上，然後用一鍋熱水一起漂洗。

* Use washing-up liquid sparingly as this will reduce the amount of rinsing required when washing dishes by hand.
* 儘可能少用洗滌劑，這樣可以節省漂洗時的用水量。

* Use a plugged sink or a pan of water. This saves running the tap continuously.
*使用有塞子的水池或者一鍋水，這樣比讓水一直流節省很多。

* When boiling vegetables, use enough water to cover them and keep the lid on the saucepan. Your vegetables will boil quicker and it will save you water, power, and preserve precious vitamins in the food.
*煮菜時，用水將菜充分淹沒，並將鍋蓋蓋上。這樣菜會熟的更快，還能節省水和能源並保留住食物中的維他命。

* Don’t use running water to defrost frozen food. Ideally place food in refrigerator to defrost overnight.
*不要用流水來解凍冷凍食物，最好將食物放在冰箱裏用一個晚上的時間來解凍。

* Catch running water. Use it to water plants, rinse dishes, or wash fruit and vegetables.
*將零散的流水收集起來澆灌植物、漂洗餐具或者清洗水果蔬菜。

* If you have a leaking tap, replace the washer or other components as required. Dripping taps can waste 30–200 litres of water per day.
*如果你有一個漏水的龍頭，更換墊圈或者其他需要的零件。滴水的龍頭每天會浪費掉30—200升水。