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Costs of public services may be reduced

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According to the Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (Dieese), added, water bills, electricity and telephone accounts for an impact of 8.56% in the family budget.

According to experts, this percentage can be reduced with simple measures, but that can mean significant savings at the end of the month. For Professor Ary Haro, Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Sanitation, UFPR, the population already knows all the measures to save resources and services are included.

"What remains is to put this knowledge into practice," he said. According to Haro, people know what they should do to save water, for example. However, it is important to always stress the information that water is scarce so that actions are put into practice.

Haro recommends that the most effective actions are carried out not only by public agencies or institutions of social responsibility and environment. "The condos, for example, can do a daily reading of the meter, register and expose the daily use of water in public places for all to see. This helps a lot when water consumption is significant. "

According to Haro, which is always remembering the economic and environmental responsibility, any leak can be quickly identified. "In addition, you can compare the accounts in recent months. This also allows the receiver to stimulate savings goals, "he says.

For the coordinator of the home economics program at the State University of West of Paraná (Henschel), Neide O'Brien, the posture of a housewife should suit she has on a daily basis. "Because we have to use freezer if there is a supermarket very close to most homes," he asks.

Neide emphasizes that, in addition to adopt-saving measures, such as deciding fluorescent lamps, which are more economical, you must use creativity. "You can use the water from the washing machine to wash the sidewalk, or use a barrel to collect rainwater, which can be used to water flowers," he says.



Source: Paraná Online

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