http://www.getgreen.com.au Save Water. Water saving tips, water saving products and water saving ideas for the home and office. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:32:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To be eligible for a rainwater tank rebate in NSW your rainwater tank instillation must comply with the following: The water tank must be 2000 litre capacity or more and be purchased an installed beteween 1st July 2007 and 30th June 2009. If your house isn't connected to main water, your eligible ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/07/14/nsw-rainwater-tank-rebate/ The Victorian state government rebate scheme for rain water tanks, as of 30th June 2007, is summarised in the table below.  This applies to those wanting to install a rainwater tank in Melbourne suburbs as well as regional centres. Rainwater Tank size: 2000 - 4999 litre capacity Requirements: connected to toilet and/or ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/07/14/victorian-rainwater-tank-rebate-scheme/ There's been much talk recently of an emissions trading scheme here in Australia - particularly after the release of the Garnaut report. But what is carbon trading and how will effect businesses and individuals. Simply put,  carbon trading is the tradsing of personal, corporate or national credits to maintain an/or reduce ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/07/14/what-is-carbon-emissions-trading/ We're very excited to announce the lunch of our Australian rain-water tank directory. The GetGeen Water Tank directory is open for registrations from Australian businesses selling rainwater tanks. Basic memberships start from $295 per year (inc GST) and includes: Preferred Listing within one Australian region Map of your business ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/07/10/rain-water-tank-directory-launch/ There are ways to save water in times of drought. One of the most common recycling methods is the use of grey water. What is grey water? Grey water is any water that goes down the drain, except for toilet water. Excess shower water, sink water, laundry water, and ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/07/08/what-is-grey-water-a-beginners-guide-to-water-conservation/ The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense programar holding a Water Smart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 8-10, 2008. Billed as the largest conference of its kind in the world, this inaugural conference and expo will showcasing new water efficiency ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/07/08/water-smart-innovations-conference-08/ PDF documents are a great way to save paper, save trees and also save water, but only if you don't print them. The GreenPDF.com website has been setup to “educate the public on the environmental impact of printing PDF documents.” To help save trees, save water and in turn help reduce ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/05/21/reduce-green-house-gasses-print-less-pdfs/ Caroma has brought out an ingenious water saving toilet and hand basin product.  The combined toilet cistern and hand basin allow you to reuse the greywater runoff from washing your hands to flash the toilet next time you go. These systems have been around for a while, but this is ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/05/06/caroma-first-5-star-water-saving-toilet-suite/ I came across this cool sink design by Jessica Nebel via the treehagger website and thought it was well worth sharing. Jessica's sink design is based on making the basin removable so you can reuse the gray water from washing your hands for other things like watering your pot ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/31/the-take-away-sink-reuse-your-greywater/ The guys over at Off Grid Living are offering 5 great Ebooks usually priced at $99 but now ON SALE FOR $47.97. If you've ever been interested in living off the grid then check out these 5 books. If you want to learn what you can do to reduce your ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/30/living-off-the-grid-5-ebooks-for-the-price-of-2/ The D'MAND hot water circulation system will help save you water by delaying the flow of water from your hot water tap until it's actually hot. The D'MAND System is turned on when someone activates the pump with any one of a number of methods. The Hot Water D'MAND ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/30/dmand-hot-water-circulation-systems/ Many experts tell us that bottled water is an unnecessary environmental expense. Think about all the energy that goes into producing a bottle of water. There's the plastic that goes into the bottle, the energy that goes into manufacturing and transporting the bottled water, then the energy to ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/27/water-filters-save-and-the-environment/ A simple rainwater diverter device that diverts rainwater from gutters to the garden. The rainwater that is usually flushed down the storm water pipe can be used on your lawn, garden or diverted to a tank for use later. Using the Rain Tap and a hose, you can provide deep ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/24/rainwater-diverter-raintap-gutter-diverter/   Looking to save money on energy bills and save the environment at the same time?  Or perhaps you're just wanting to be a little more self sufficient.  This Homemade Wind Generator Guide will help you build a wind turbine for as little as $100 in around 2 weeks. This 100+ page ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/17/building-a-wind-generator-for-the-home-ebook-guide/ Offsetting your annual vehicle carbon emissions may not be as expensive as you think. You can offset a small car for as little as AU$80, a medium size car for Au$150 and a larger vehicle for Au$140. The calculation for the greenhouse emissions for a large car is based ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/15/offset-you-cars-yearly-carbon-emissions-from-85/ The Water Tube and Tree Well are easy to install watering systems which needs to be filled only once a month.  These water efficient tree irrigation systems saving water costs and in turn help the environment. The 20 L Water Tube releases water at a controlled rate over 16 days. ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/14/water-tube-cost-effective-drip-irrigation-tree-watering-system/ Another product from Neco, this Nylex 2250L rainwater tank available for $820 means there's no reason not to have a rainwater tank in your back yard. This round tank has a diameter of 1400 mm and a height of 1800 mm, is made of polyethylene and includes a tap ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/13/a-2250l-water-tank-for-less-than-1000/ Neco have a special offer on their Nylex Greywater Diverta and garden irrigations systems at the moment.  You can pick up this Nylex diverter for $495, 30% off the regular price of $699. This grey water diverter will help you conserve drinking water and help give you a green garden during ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/03/13/greywater-diverter-and-garden-irrigation-system/ As of today ARID (Australian Rainwater Industry Development group) has released their 2008 rainwater harvest guide available online and in selected newsagencies around Australia. The rainwater harvesting guide is designed to help make rainwater harvesting less mysterious to the consumer with practical advice and tips on rain water products. ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/02/06/arid-rainwater-harvest-guide-available/ Flo-to-Go is an ingenious system for getting gray water from your shower to your garden without the need to store it in a greywater tank. Flo-to-Go utilises shower water on the garden or lawn and is compact, discrete, simple & low maintenance. FLO-to-GO is a compact and automatic fluid transfer ... http://www.getgreen.com.au/2008/02/03/get-grey-water-to-your-garden-without-a-water-tank/