Water Companies Winning War on Wastage
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Social
According to a New Study by Talis UK,Messages on Using Water MoreEfficiently Are BeingSuccessfully SpreadAmong Water Consumers Resulting in Less Water Waste
The Talking Water report, based on a study byTalis UKof over 1,000 households across the UK in March this year, found that 87% took steps to use water efficiently or to prevent pollution. However, although most homes in the UK were attempting to save water, people were less aware of the reasons why they should do so.
Efficiency awareness has been helped by the spread of water meters, with 57% of households saying that this encouraged them to be more conscious of reducing their water usage. Other common steps people took to be more water efficient included making sure that leaky taps were repaired (54%), installing dual flush toilets (49%) and using water butts to collect rainwater for the garden (47%).
However, only 18% of people knew anything about the issues affecting water supply within their local community. Those who were aware of issues tended to live in areas where there had been recent flooding, water shortages, major leaks or issues with polluted public water areas.
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