Saving water

Follow these top tips to save water in your business.

Office/Domestic Use | Catering Use | Factory Use

• Install self-closing taps (e.g. those with push-tops) to prevent them being left on.  Consider fitting tap IR sensors to automatically switch water on and off
• Fit spray-heads and flow regulators to taps to control the amount of water used.  They can reduce tap water use by up to 80%.
• Consider fitting toilet cisterns with devices that reduce the flush volume (often called hippo bags).  You could save up to 3 litres per flush.
• Think about installing dual flush toilets.  These use no more than 6 litres per full flush and 4 litres per reduced flush..
• Fit urinals with water conservation devices, such as pressure switches and infrared sensors, which ensure that urinals are only rinsed when necessary.  This can save a huge amount of water as urinals otherwise flush 24/7, even when the building is unoccupied!
• Consider installing modern ‘waterless’ urinals  These produce little or no odour.
• Try collecting rainwater or greywater (from sinks etc) for flushing toilets or landscape maintenance.  Storm water attenuation tanks can often be used for this purpose.

Need information, advice or support? Contact us on 1850-green1 (1850 473361) (helpline is available Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17:00). Eligible companies may also submit a request for a free Resource Efficiency Audit. It is recommended that companies register and use the audit tools prior to requesting a Resource Efficiency Audit.