Save water in the kitchen & utility

From doing the dishes, to washing your clothes, and even cleaning the car – our top tips will help you use every drop carefully.

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Use a bowl for washing up

A nice simple one to start. Washing up under a running tap is super wasteful – with litres of hot water (and money) literally going down the plug hole. Grab a washing-up bowl and fill it with just as much water as you need.

Also try to only wash up when you have a good amount to do.

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Always wash a full load

Washing machines use a lot of water and energy. You can save on your water and electricity bills if you make sure your machine is good and full when you put it on.

And remember the 'half load' setting doesn't mean using half the amount of water or power!

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Fill up your dishwasher

If you use a dish washer, try to make sure that it's washing as many cups, bowls, plates, knives and forks as possible. Just make sure everything can still wash properly so you don't have to put it through again.

Over a year this will mean fewer loads, saving you water and electricity.

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Lose the hose, grab a bucket

If your car is in need of a wash, please don't waste water hosing it down. Run a nice warm bucket of soapy water and show it some true TLC.

Not only will you find you do a better job by hand, you'll use a fraction of the amount of water.

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More water saving tips

Reuse you water

Water your garden

Reuse leftover water in your glass, water used for boiling veg or collect the water while your taps running to warm up/cool down and use it to keep your plants hydrated.

Wash up smart

Wash the cleaner things first

Don't get your lovely clean washing up water dirty straight away, wash the cleaner items like glasses or cups first and tackle the greasy ones last. You'll be less likely to need to run another bowl.

Scrape your plates

Get rid of grease and food scraps

Use a cake spatula or knife to scrape your plates into your food waste bin. You'll keep your washing up water cleaner for longer, need to washout your dishwasher filter less often – and help tackle the dreaded fat-bergs in the drains.

Get a water efficient washing machine

Upgrade your machine

Time for a new washing machine? When you're upgrading make sure you get one that's water efficient as well as energy efficient. Same goes for your dishwasher!

Use your water butt to wash the car

A free wash!

Why waste tap water cleaning the car? If you've got a water butt, you could use the free rain water to clean and rinse your car – especially in winter when your garden doesn't need so much.