Saving water at home
Kitchen
Water use in the kitchen contributes up to 13% of total household consumption. There are many ways to save water in the kitchen.
- Use the dishwasher with a full load. Running a full load in a water-efficient dishwasher uses less water than washing dishes by hand.
- A 5-star WELS Scheme rated water efficient dishwasher uses as little as 7 litres of water.
- Scrape your dishes and soak your pots and pans to remove food rather than rinsing them under running water.
- If you have 2 sinks, half-fill the second sink with rinsing water. If you only have one sink, rinse the washed dishes in a pan of water.
- Rinse vegetables in a bowl and then use the water on your garden.
- Don’t use running water to defrost food. Place your frozen food in the fridge to thaw overnight.
- Store drinking-water in the fridge—running the tap until it’s cool wastes up to 15 litres a minute.
- Encourage children to empty water bottles onto the garden or pot plants instead of down the sink.
Find out more
- Learn about Smart Approved WaterMark
- Refer to the Water Efficiency and Labelling Standards Scheme (WELS)
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