Water poll results

Our new EcoInteractive game - The Water Explorer

Thank you to the hundreds of people who took part in our water poll. Here's what you told us:

What did the poll tell us?

Over two thirds of you (72%) think that saving water in the UK is very important whilst only 4% of you think that it’s not.
Only one in five of you think that you should personally be taking the lead in saving water. Instead, 36% of you think that water companies should.
Only 30% of you were able to identify what uses the most water in the home - the toilet.

Water saving actions

Here are five simple water saving actions we can all do at home. We asked you which ones you do regularly.

Turn the tap off when brushing your teeth.
85% of you do this.
Take showers instead of having a bath.
90% of you are doing this.
Turn the tap off whilst doing the washing up.
70% of you make sure that you do this.
Take six minute or less showers.
53% of you do this.
Avoid flushing your number 1s.
As the saying goes, if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down. Only 9% of you are willing to avoid flushing your number 1s.

When it comes to saving water in your home, 100% of you regularly take at least one action to save water and 74% of you take three. Only 1/10 of you do all five.

Water saving products

You told us that you need more information on water saving products – one third of you feel that you aren’t able to save more water because you don’t know which products or appliances to buy. See our water saving product review to help you decide.

Need help to start saving water?

We've designed programmes and activities that get people thinking, caring and taking action to save water. Our Water Explorer shows people where their water comes from, and programmes like the Derbyshire EcoTeams Challenge and our Thames Water Makeover inspire people to take practical steps and spread their success.