How do you get the most bang for your buck when it comes to water usage? In Israel you look for the drip.In a suburb of Tel Aviv, the municipality has started implementing a creative water-saving method: recycling air-conditioner unit dripwater for garden irrigation.

The city council passed a bill calling on engineers to design apartment blocks with built-in collection points for air-conditioner drip. The drip drains directly into an underground water storage that empties into the building's irrigation system. That system is used to water the building's surrounding grass and gardens.

The municipality sez the water savings will amount to thousands of liters which will then be recycled for irrigating landscaping.

It's no secret that Israel has a water shortage problem. We came up with a creative solution for decreasing consumer costs, saving water and preserving drinking water stores - Maniv water supplier CEO Dani Lev to Hebrew daily Maariv