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Out + about: Fab Friday at Rainbow St Public School

30 May 2008

I enjoyed visiting Rainbow St Public School in Randwick to open the school's undercover walkway. This facility was funded by the federal government's Investing in Our Schools program.
 
After cutting the ribbon, I was shown the school's garden bed which is being worked on with the assistance of the P&C and visted some classes. »more
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Pete's tips


A dishwasher can generate up to 500 kilograms of greenhouse gas a year.


• Look for dishwashers with a 4-star water efficiency rating. (Water-efficient dishwashers are usually energy efficient.)

• Only run fully loaded dishwashers.

• Use the shortest program sufficient to clean the dishes.

• Clean the filter regularly to maintain washing performance.

See www.energyrating.gov.au


Water efficiency matters too.


• The most efficient dishwashers use half the water of average models.

• By 2016, the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme (WELs) could save nearly 1200 megalitres a year in national dishwasher water consumption – that's enough water to fill 600 Olympic swimming pools each year.

• This represents a reduction of about 6.5 per cent in the water consumption of the dishwashers sold between 2003 and 2016.

See www.waterrating.gov.au

 

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