Why 25 Litres?
I have had a number of people asking why I chose 25 litres of water as the challenge. According to the World Health Organization, between 20 and 50 litres of water are necessary for daily human needs...
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Day 7 - 29 Litres & Purple Pipes
Day 7. The picture is how I have been showering (two 2 litres jugs, and a cloth). I was 4 litres over again today. The dirty dishes had been piling up, so I gave in and filled up the dishwasher. Since...
View ArticleDay 8 - Latest #'s on Canada's Water Use
One week done!! My total water use for week one is 149 litres, which is below the 175 challenge weekly limit and way below the 2289 litre Canadian weekly average. Not to brag, but that's just 6.5% of...
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Day 9 - Knowing How Much You Use
I broke down today and finally shaved. Since the beginning of the challengeI had really been avoiding it because, well, shaving in the shower is just the best and most comfortable way. Since even...
View ArticleDay 10 - 25 L vs 10 L
Day 10 - 25 Litres. Spot on, although that doesn't allow me to bank any 'free' litres. I recently received an email about the challenge, which questioned the difficulty of a 25 litre total. The author...
View ArticleDay 11 - Composting toilet
Day 11 -30 Litres today. I am over the 25 litre limit again, but still have extra litres saved up from last week. As I have mentioned probably countless times already, flushing the toilet has been...
View ArticleDay 12 - Easy Ways to Conserve Water
Day 12 - 17 litres. It was another burning hot day of summer and I played two games of rugby. Despite drinking about 5 litres of water during the matches, I still don't find it hard to stay within...
View ArticleDay 13 - Washing Machines
Day 13 - 18 litres Laundry day is looming. I have put it off since the beginning of the challenge until now. I am desperately running out of clothes. I have been trying to find out just how much the...
View ArticleInterviews
In order to promote the challenge and raise awareness about the need for water conservation, I have been doing a lot of media work. I will be updating this site as the interviews and articles are made...
View ArticleResearch
I will be updating this page with the research I have done for the 25 Litre Challenge. The statistics, figures and links to sources that I have used in previous pages will be collected here, as well...
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Day 14 & 15 Water resources
-- Hurricane Earl knocked out our power for the last two days so there will be a flurry of updates -- Day 14 - 21 litres Day 15 - 30 litres My total use for week 2 is 140 litres, which is 9 lower...
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Day 16 - 26 litres Day 17- 25 litres These were perhaps two of the hottest days of the entire year. I had to play rugby on the first day, that along with my attempt to do laundry are what put my over....
View ArticleDay 18 & 19 Roommates' Reactions
Day 18 - 20 litres Day 19 - 19 litres Hurricane Earl blew through Halifax over the weekend. I put out two garbage cans, hoping to collect rain water that I could later reuse to flush my toilet....
View ArticleConserving Water to Save Money
Day 20 - 42 litres Day 21 - 26 litres Beyond the environmental reasons for conserving water, quite simply conserving water will save you money. Here are some of the things you can do and the amount...
View ArticleDay 22 & 23 - Laundry Attempt #2
Day 22 - 8 litres Day 23 - 29 litres My total for the third week is 188 litres, which is significantly higher than past weeks (149 & 140). It is also above the weekly total (25 times 7 = 175...
View ArticleDay 24 & 25 & 26
Day 24 - 19 litres Day 25 - 22 litres Day 26 - 18 litres Classes just started and things have been a little bit hectic. I am nearing the end of the challenge and am getting excited as to what that...
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Day 27 , 28 & Virtual Water
Day 27 - 39 litres Day 28 - 15 litres As I write this, today is my second last day of the 25 litre challenge. It will be really interesting to see how I transition into unrestricted water use. I...
View ArticleDay 29, 30 & Water Footprint
Day 29 - 19 litres Day 30 - 22 litres My last day!! Since I touched on virtual water, I would like to expand on that and talk about the Water Footprint concept. It is based off the idea of the...
View Article25 Litre Challenge Completed!
I am ecstatic to say that I have now finished all 30 days of the 25 litre Challenge! This morning I had my first shower in a month. A full twenty minutes - it was glorious. I felt a little bit guilty...
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James Hutt's Water Conservation Challenge 2010 - Final Numbers!
So I have tallied up the total numbers I have used during the 25 Litre Challenge. Here are the numbers *(week four includes an extra 2 days to make it even 30 days): week 1 149 litres week 2 140...
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