“What is shocking is that 70 per cent of those surveyed said they were not likely or not very likely to reduce water usage in their homes in the next three years.”
The findings of a study made available to the New Sunday Times said Malaysians wasted the most water compared with other consumers in the region. A Malaysian uses an average of 226 litres of water a day, compared with 155 litres in Singapore and 90 litres in Thailand.
The Domestic Water Consumption Study, a collaboration between the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) and the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry, started in 2007 and ended this year.