The average person wastes more water from throwing away food that they don’t use than through any other household water consumption use. A recent study by the Waste & Resource Action Programme (UK) and the WWF shows that people in the UK waste an …
Interesting looking online conference on the Future of Water – Tuesday 7 June, 4pm…. “Join 60 leading thinkers as they explore the rich, complex, and critical topic of water’s future. Beginning with a big-picture perspective, and uncovering both…
Figures on daily water use by the average householder are hard to come by in Ireland given the lack of metering. The most recent estimate is from EPA in 2006. This estimates average usage at 148 litres per person per day. This is an increase of up…
With the impending introduction of water charges / metering across Ireland, consumers will have to be made aware of the water efficiency of their daily appliances. The UK Bathroom Manufacturers Industry have introduced their own water labeling sys…
Water bills in 2013 even if meters aren’t ready Water charges are on the way in two years’ time, whether meters are installed in every house in the country or not. The Government last week admitted it will take three years to install water meters …
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Interesting new report published by WWF on management of water industry, resources and consumption in the UK: http://www.wwf.org.uk/wwf_articles.cfm?unewsid=4794 Key Recommendations: Abstraction licenses should permit different volumes of abstract…
