Tea Drinkers Save Water!!
September 20th, 2007
With the ongoing reports in the news about green living and reminders to save water, electricity, fuel, heat, etc. I thoguht I’d shout a quick tip to tea drinkers to help with that.
It’s often said you should use fresh water for every cup. Now this is due to the water loosing oxygenation after boiling and its true. However! Its very hard to use exactly the right amount of water for each cup or pot so there’s always some left over which gets thrown away next time round.
That’s not necessary – adding a little fresh water to top up the ‘old’ water helps to re-oxygenate that water and no falvour is lost at all – so next time you want a fresh cup just add a bit to recharge the water and save the planet.
If you have bird-poo on your car it can be removed by wiping with an old, damp, teabag. It does work.
This is a good tip and I know it to be true!
The Tea Bag Tin is clever. I usually dry out the leaves and add them straight to soil. I don’t have a compost pile. Just a green bin for city pick-up.