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Water saving tips, water saving products and water saving ideas.
Transporting large quatities of water in bladders
Brisbane physicist Dr Ian Edmonds has had a novel idea for transporting water from rain soaked North Queensland down to the drier regions of South East Queensland and NSW. Dr Edmonds has suggested floating large volumes of fresh water down the Australian east coast in large plastic bladders. With the natural current that flows from [...]
Read more →Rebate for water saving products in Victoria
The Victorian State Government has announced that water saving rebates will expand to include new water saving products. New water saving products and services to be included in the rebate scheme will include: Hot water recirculating device, such as the Chili Peper hot water recycler, that recycles cold water until back to the hot water [...]
Read more →Recycled Plastic Rain Water Tanks
Taking environmentally friendly to a new level, the VersiTank rainwater tank from Elmich is made from recycled plastics and manufactured in Australia. The VersiTank storm water tanks store run-off from roofs and are suitable for domestic rainwater storage and commercial developments. Lightweight, high strength interlocking panels clip together to make up the water tank assembly, [...]
Read more →Labor Pledges Rainwater Tanks & Grey Water System Rebates
An article in The Boarder Mail reports: LABOR leader Kevin Rudd wants to put a rainwater tank in every home and has pledged $250 million to get things started. Mr Rudd yesterday said a federal Labor government would tackle the water crisis by offering up to $500 each to 500,000 homes to help install tanks [...]
Read more →Top 5 Green Website Hosting Services
I’ve recently been researching website hosting services which profess to be green or in other words, buy their power from renewable energy companies or companies who offset their carbon emissions. This blog is not currently hosted with a carbon neutral web hosting service, so it’s about time I put my money where my mouth is [...]
Read more →Bribing the kids to save water and energy
A recent article in The Age outlines how one family has discovered a novel way to save water and electricity in the home, bribe the kids! If the electricity and water usage in GREEN challenge entrant Jill Forwards household decreases, the kids get a pocket money bonus. What a great way to make children more [...]
Read more →Ban on watering lawn in Adelaide
South Australian State Government has issued new water restrictions on Adelaide household water use. Beginning July 1 there will be a ban on watering household lawns with. State Water Security Minister Karlene Maywald said the temporary “stringent restrictions” – applying during July and possibly longer – were a result of record low inflows into the [...]
Read more →Brisbane tank rebate rules changed
The Brisbane Times reports that the residents in Brisbane will have to ensure their rainwater tank is plumbed into their laundry and toilet to be eligible to receive the $850 water tank rebate. “Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the change was needed because the rebate program would not conserve the city’s water supplies unless people [...]
Read more →Rain water tank materials
Rain water tanks come in all shapes and sizes and materials. So what material should your water tanks be made from? This all depends on your budget and whether the tank is above or below ground. Currently Polyethylene tanks are the most cost effective, but you may wish to consider other materials. Polyethylene rainwater tanks [...]
Read more →How much does a rainwater tank cost?
How much should you expect to pay for a rainwater tank? The old adage regarding a piece of string comes to mind for the answer to this question. Here are four main factors which will contribute to the cost of your water tank: Water tank size Instillation requirements What material the water tank is made [...]
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