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The Ecoplay micro greywater recycling system from CME Sanitary Systems provides an effective way for self-builders to reduce the water consumption of their new property.
Ecoplay provides a fit-and-forget solution that recycles water from baths and showers ready for use in flushing toilets. Including an Ecoplay unit in a self-build property can reduce the volume of fresh water which that property uses for toilet flushing by up to 30%.
It also allows self-builders to add extra environmental... [more]
Waterwise has announced ten new water saving devices which have been awarded the Waterwise Marque. The new products bring the total number of Waterwise Marque products to 25 across a broad range of products for saving water indoors and outdoors. The Waterwise Marque helps buyers make more informed choices on which water using products to purchase.
The new range now includes water efficient showerheads, drought resistant turf, waterless urinals, water recycling devices, water butts and large... [more]
Deva’s Satinjet™ shower system - which can save up to 40% on water and energy - has been awarded the Waterwise Marque in recognition of its environmental achievements.
Only a select handful of Waterwise Marques are awarded each year to products that best enhance water efficiency or reduce water wastage. In highlighting the water saving benefits of Satinjet™, Deva will now incorporate the Marque on product packaging, point-of-sale information, product catalogues, promotional literature and we... [more]
The Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) is supporting the annual Waterwise Water Efficiency Conference – The Road to Water Efficiency in the UK - to be held as part of UNESCO’s World Water Day events programme on 8 and 9 April 2008 at Keble College, Oxford University.
The event brings together the leading policy makers, doers and thinkers on water efficiency, both as speakers and participants and takes place at a time when the water companies will be in the thick of producing their draft... [more]
The Optiflush from Pegler Yorkshire can make a real difference to saving water: Suitable for all pressures from 0.05 bar to 12 bar, the Optiflush can reduce water usage by up to 80%.
Available as a battery operated version (OP1) or fully mains operated (OP2), the Optiflush uses demand activated, passive infra-red sensing technology which only activates the flush when required, thus saving water.
When Optiflush senses movement in the cloakroom, it stores this knowledge and only activates th... [more]
Since the 1930’s the UK’s water consumption has been rising annually by 1%. There are around 45 million toilets in UK homes, using an estimated two billion litres of fresh water every day. Toilet flushing accounts for the second largest proportion of water use in the home - 30% of the average households water use (personal washing accounts for 33%).
An old style single flush toilet can use up to 13 litres of water in one flush. New, more water-efficient dual-flush toilets use only six litres ... [more]
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