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In the kitchen

Using less water in the kitchen doesn't take any effort.

By making a couple of minor changes to the way you do things, and installing some water efficient devices, you can save money and the environment and still have clean dinner plates. See how easy it is to change your kitchen habits.

Water wise products
These days it's easier to save water than ever before with inexpensive, water efficient devices.

Tap aerators
Aerators restrict the flow of water from your tap without reducing water pressure. Fit an aerator to your taps and reduce the amount of water you use by more than 50%.

Dishwashers
Today's dishwashers use less than half the water of earlier models. In the 1980s automatic dishwashers used more than 40 litres of water per cycle. Now AAA-rated dishwashers use as little as 18 litres of water per cycle.

Did You Know?

By washing your fruit and vegetables in a sink half filled with water (about nine litres) instead of rinsing them under the tap, you could save around 15 litres of water every time.

Aerators fitted to taps are a cheap way to reduce water flow by up to 50 per cent - without reducing effectiveness. They also reduce splashing.

Installing a six litre per minute tap aerator tap can save you at least half the amount of water used by a standard tap.

An automatic dishwasher can use more than 40 litres of water per cycle. Dishwashers with at least a AAA-rating can use as little as 18 litres per load.

More than ten per cent of all indoor water is used in the kitchen.

Flow control valves or restrictors can reduce the volume of water through a tap to between three and 15 litres per minute.

A tap left running wastes more than 10 litres of water a minute.

A dripping tap can waste more than 2,000 litres a month. That's 24,000 litres a year - more than an average household uses in one month.

Water efficient taps use 50 per cent less water than standard taps.