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When washing dishes, don't leave the water running.
By leaving the water running, enormous amounts of (often heated) water simply run down the drain, wasting both energy and water.
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What You Need to Do
  • Make it a habit to use a bowl when applying detergent to your washing to dislodge dish dirt, and then conduct the rinse process quickly in a batch of dishes.
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