Tips and useful links for Water Stewards.

Water Positive Actions

Here are some actions that can help you make positive water impacts.

Use a trigger hose
Replace lawn areas with stones / mulch / synthetic grass
Choose a 3-minute song to sing and help you time your showers
Start your dishwasher and washing machine only when you have a full load
Fill water bottles with tap water
Donate to environmental causes
Join community clean-up days
Rent, recycle and donate clothing
Volunteer for environmental and conservation organisations
Don’t water lawn areas
Don’t let the tap flow when cleaning teeth or rinsing dishes
Don’t flush wet wipes, tissues and sanitary products down the toilet
Don’t place oils, fats and food scraps down the sink
Don’t use single-use plastic bags and containers

Useful Links

Water Knowledge

The Natural Water Cycle
The breakdown of the world’s water content
Curious Kids: Where does my poo go when I flush the toilet?
Desalination
Stormwater
Is bottled water safer than tap?

Water Footprint

How much water is in your bottle
Water Footprint of Products
How much water does it take to produce a T shirt and a pair of jeans

Using water efficiently

Certified Water Efficient Products
WELS Toilets
WELS Showers
WELS Washing Machines
Water efficiency
Rainwater
Swimming pools and spas
Gardening and artificial grass landscaping: saving money and water
How to compost food and garden waste
How BioSeptic’s Wastewater Treatment Systems Work
Replacing lawns with plants

Water-related environmental choices

What can go down in the drain?
Natural Return and Disposal of Unwanted Medicines
How to reduce, reuse and recycle your unwanted clothing
Wildlife-friendly alternatives to single-use plastic bags
A short guide to green cleaning
Laundry products: use low sodium/phosphorus detergents
When and how to wash your hands

Rivers, Waterways & Oceans

80% of Ocean Plastic Comes From Land-Based Sources
Wildlife-friendly alternatives to plastic straws

Making a difference

National Return and Disposal of Unwanted Medicines
Directory of Australian environmental organisations
Join a Clean-up
Environment and conservation volunteering opportunities
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