You’re already reusing the water in your shower (because you read that in an earlier tip and you follow each one of these tips the moment you read them, right?) and you have learned to chill out about overwatering the grass in Phoenix in August. Keep the dream alive, and capture the water you dump down the drain as you’re waiting for the sink to get hot. Then, use that cold stuff to un-parch your pooch or bolster the Brita.

Thanks to Eileen Shields for suggesting this tip!