Tomorrow is world water day, so do something to reduce your water consumption. Here’s a few no-brainers: Shower for one minute less Make sure the dishwasher or washing machine is chocka block before you turn it on Only use half flush when flushing the loo. Catch your shower water in a bucket and water the [...]
Check out the latest issue of ATA’s Renew magazine, it’s chock full of water saving tips and ideas along with other ways to reduce your energy usage. See the Renew 98 page for details.
An interesting article in The Age detailing the massive amounts of water used to create electricity. Check out the article – Save precious water at the flick of a switch.
Producing paper takes a LOT of water. Using my very simple maths, based on figures from Friends of The Earth, it takes at least 250 litres of water to produce a ream or 500 sheets of A4 paper. Generally, we don’t use a lot of paper in our office, however, the old fax machine used [...]
NewWater offer a great range of Rain Water tanks and an Aqua Reviva greywater systems. Their range of tanks include: slimline tanks in-slab tanks under-house tanks Check out their website for more.
Sustainable Gardening Australia has some great resources for helping to keep your garden green. Visit the SGA forum for heaps of great tips like sodium free soap and drought tolerant plants.
The City of Melbourne website has a handy water use calculator to help you understand just how much water you’re using in the home. Check out Household Water Use Calculator page for details.
The Eco Bag water saving device is an automatic watering system consisting of a plastic container which drips water into the roots of a shrub or tree over a long period. The bag holds 20 litres of water and its capillary wick will drip one litre of water every 24 hours. Made from special heavy [...]
Water your plants only when they need it by testing soil moisture content with a water probe. Available at most good hardware stores for a measly $12, a soil moisture probe can check the water content of your soil.
Australians average 8 minutes per shower using up approximately 120 liters of water with a standard shower rose installed. Smaller more efficient shower heads still use approximately 70 liters of water per shower. Multiply this by the number of people in your household and it starts to add up. For the sake of $30, nick [...]
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