Water. It's the basic building block of all life, and makes up over 70% of our bodies and of the Earth. But 1 in 6 of us living on Earth haven't got access to clean, safe water to drink, bathe with, cook with, or anything else! Anyone who gives a care about preserving this resource knows some of the basic ways to conserve: shut off the water while brushing your teeth, don't wash dishes with running water, cut your showers shorter, etc. But how much of what we consume has a heavy trail of water usage behind it? This information (from TreeHugger) may just surprise you.
- How many gallons of water is in a...
Car:
It takes an estimated 39,090 gallons of water to make a car. It's unclear if that includes the more 2,000 gallons used to make its tires--each tire takes 518 gallons to make.
Pair of Jeans:
It takes around 1,800 gallons of water to grow enough cotton to produce just one pair of regular ol' blue jeans.
Cotton T-Shirt:
Not as bad as jeans, it still takes a whopping 400 gallons of water to grow the cotton required for an ordinary cotton shirt.
Single Board of Lumber:
5.4 gallons of water are used to grow enough wood for one lumber board.
Barrel of Beer:
In order to process a single barrel of beer (32 gallons of booze), 1,500 gallons of water are sucked down.
To-Go Latte:
It takes 53 gallons to make every latte.
Gallon of Paint:
Takes 13 gallons of water to make.
Individual Bottled Water:
This irony shouldn't be lost on anyone: it takes 1.85 gallons of water to manufacture the plastic for the bottle in the average commercial bottle of water.
One Ton of . . .
Steel: 62,000 gallons of water
Cement: 1,360 gallons
One Pound of . . .
Wool: 101 gallons of water
Cotton: 101 gallons
Plastic: 24 gallons
Synthetic Rubber: 55 gallons
So there you have it. Who knew that much water went into producing everyday items? Of course, this doesn't even touch what we are eating. Makes you think twice about over-consuming, doesn't it?
What are you going to cut back on to save water?
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