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More than 339 billion gallons of water are Develop water-wise habits and use only the used in the United States each day. If every water you need. Eliminate waste by fixing household saved just 1 gallon per day, we'd 9 ,,, leab, saving rain water for plants, installing save 94 million gallons a day - enough to low-flow fixtures, and, in general,

supply the residents of a city the size of remembering to slow the flow! Baltimore, Md. for 1 year.

More pesticides contaminate water than any other substance and

we use more than 1 billion pounds each year.

:.'e. Find altematives to harmful, toxic pest killers for your garden. Geraniums, for example, repel Japanese beetles, garlic and mint repel

aphids, and marigolds repel whiteflies.

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We generate almost 2 billion pounds *-& of hazardous waste each year in

our homes from househoId cleansers and chemicals.

.:* Take used household bamries, paints,

solvents, automobile fluids, mothballs, paint --% strippers, and most polishes to a hazardous

waste colle&on center. These products m pollute water if not disposed of properly.

, 3 Americans use nearly 1.3 billion gallons of

motor oil, but less than one-half is reprocessed by recyclers. Motor oil, poured down sewer drains or on the

Take your used motor oil and other

retail stores that recycle. ,*/ automobile fluids to service stations and

ground, can contaminate water.

On average, 50-70 percent of household water is used

outdoors for watering lawns

Find "smarty" plants, grasses, and ground coverings that are adapted to the local climate and don't need a lot If

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