What do Europeans do to conserve water? I am a geography teacher and we are looking at how environment affects culture. We know that the average European frowns on waste, especially as regards water and gasoline. Water wasting is getting to be a problem in the state of Mexico where I live and teach, and so we%26#039;d like to get the students to appreciate how water scarcity has influenced the way Europeans live (vs. here where the students brag about taking 30-minute showers).

I know that many Europeans (based on experiences of teachers here who have lived abroad and a British teacher who works with me) take minimal showers (not necessarily washing their hair daily), scrape plates with a spatula before washing, use water-saving taps, toilets, etc.

However, these are limited examples of what I imagine is a much wider, conservative phenomenon. I would appreciate knowing more specific techniques used to conserve water, be it in the home, workplace, farms, etc.

THANK YOU!