In the kitchen

When doing dishes in the dishwasher…

• Only use the dishwasher when it’s full
• Use short wash cycles for everything but the dirtiest dishes – it works just as well with less energy (and thus less water consumed)
• Turn the dishwasher off after its final rinse and open the door, if there is no air-dry setting. The dishes will dry slowly, but without using any extra electricity (which also uses water) 
• Select a water efficient model of dishwasher
  
• Don’t wash the dishes under running water
• Scrape any leftover and food scraps off plates before washing, instead of rinsing dishes before washing

When doing dishes in the sink

• Wait for a full sink of dishes before you wash
• Don’t wash the dishes under running water
• Scrape any leftover and food scraps off plates before washing, instead of rinsing the dishes before washing

And other places in the kitchen…

• Wash vegetables in a bowl of water, not under a running tap
• Keep water after boiling eggs, vegetables and food like pasta for other purposes, like watering plants (once cooled) or filling up the dog bowls
  
• Reheat your cold coffee and tea in the microwave instead of making a new cuppa, saving about a quarter of a litre each time 
• Food wasted also equals lots of water wasted. Cut your food waste to help conserve water. 
• Energy wasted also equals lots of water wasted. Cut your electricity use to help conserve water.