09 October 2008

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

• 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 natinal dishwasher water consumption – that's enough water to fill 600 Olympic swimming pools each year.
• This represents a reduction of about 6.5 per ent in the water consumption of the dishwashers sold between 2003 and 2016.
• See www.waterrating.gov.au

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