The ‘heart of the house’, the kitchen, uses about one-tenth of household water. This section contains simple tips for reducing water use in your kitchen.
When you’re renting it’s harder to make changes to your home – but it doesn’t mean you have to lower your sustainable living standards.
A water meter is a device used to measure the volume of water usage. For households, they work in a similar way to electricity meters.
Every step makes a difference… and you’ll find 25 of them in this booklet! Together we can really help the environment — the more of us that step up, the bigger the difference we’ll all make.
Want to know where in your home you can save the most water?
Tap aerators restrict water flow from the tap without reducing water pressure.
The information on the new water efficiency label can help you in choosing an appliance which will save you water.
Depending on where you live your wastewater will either leave your home through a sewer pipe or be treated on-site.
Excessive fresh water use comes at a cost to you, and to the environment. Even areas of high rainfall, (such as the West Coast of the South Island), face the cost of filtering and supplying clean water. Areas such as Canterbury are facing even more issues due to the low rainfall.
