The laundry uses about one-fifth of household water. Large water use savings can be made through a few simple changes to your laundry.
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.
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.
You can save on water use in your home by looking out for the water efficiency label the next time you buy a washing machine.
A greywater recycling system collects used water from the washing machine, shower and bath and recycles it for use in the garden or for flushing toilets.
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.
