A solar powered shuttle boat has been launched on the Serpentine Lake in London’s Hyde Park, and will be open to the public from tomorrow. Thought to be the biggest of its kind in the UK, the 48ft Solarshuttle will… Read More »Launch of the Solarshuttle
I’m confused when I hear people say they’re saving water by washing their dishes by hand because when I bought my first dishwasher two years ago, I did my research and found that by buying a AAA-rated machine I would be saving not only time, but water and electricity too. Still, the myth that dishwashers are water-gobbling evils prevails, and so I was grateful and relieved to read in The Guardian that it’s now official, get a dishwasher and save water.
A study by Waterwise, an NGO dedicated to reducing water wastage, shows that washing dishes by hand is wasting millions of litres of water every day in the UK. This supports research at the University of Bonn that shows that by using a dishwasher, households could save up to 11,000 litres of water annually. That’s a lot of water!
While dishwashers back in the 1970’s used on average 50 litres per wash, modern appliances use as little as 9 litres per cycle. I’m guessing the average sink holds around 20 litres at least, and that’s not taking into account changing the water when it gets greasy, or rinsing dishes.
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EPEAT can help you identify high performance, environmentally friendly computer equipment via their searchable online database. The database will be available to the public from Monday, 24th July 2006, listing products that meet the tough new green computer standard for… Read More »Can you EPEAT that?
Introducing the new Eco Street competition, in association with Natural Nursery. Enter here for a chance to win vouchers to the value of £25 to spend at Natural Nursery. They are a family run business with a range of over… Read More »The new Eco Street competition
Kirklees Council have announced plans to install two wind turbines on Civic Centre III in the centre of Huddersfield. The plans are part of an effort to cut rising fuel costs for the council, and to contribute towards tackling global… Read More »West Yorkshire council plans wind turbines on council buildings
I was so pleased to read this piece in the Daily Record, that I’m quoting it, in its entirety for your reading pleasure. It’s simple, straightforward and to the point. AROUND 20 per cent of the world’s energy comes from… Read More »Positive figures for the future
Since last weekend, 16th July 2006 to be precise, it is illegal to dump tyres (even shredded ones) into landfill in the UK and Europe. All tyres removed from cars must now be recycled, recovered or re-used with options including… Read More »Landfill ban on tyres now effective
The National Household Hazardous Waste Forum has launched a campaign to help local authorities implement their campaigns for safe use, storage and disposal of garden chemicals. At this time of year, garden chemicals can make up over 50% of chemicals… Read More »Making sense of garden chemical disposal
There’s up to 35% off at By Nature’s Summer Sale. It’s worth stopping by to see if anything grabs you from their wide range of womanswear, menswear, childrens and babies clothes, bedding, towels, eco deco collection, toiletries and stationery. How… Read More »Summer Sale at By Nature