Waterwise

Can you go without using any taps, showers, or running water for just ONE evening? 💧🚫 On October 24th, join thousands of households across the UK in a fun and eye-opening challenge to raise awareness of how much we rely on water every day! 🌍✨ By taking part, you’ll learn simple ways to reduce water use, save money, and protect the environment — all from the comfort of your own home! 💡💧 Plus, when you sign up, you’ll be entered into our PRIZE DRAW to win a £100 Love2shop voucher! 🎉 Sign up today and pledge to turn off your taps from 5-10pm on Water Night: https://lnkd.in/eX7khusu #WaterNightUK #TapOffTuneIn #SaveWater

Have you ever thought about recycling rice water? 🍚 This week is #NationalRecyclingWeek and, as part of our Water Efficiency in Faith and Diverse Communities project, funded by Ofwat as part of the Breakthrough Challenge, we are looking at innovative ways to engage people from different cultures in water saving 💧 One of the areas we have been looking at is how water can be saved in cooking, in particularly rice washing. Rice washing is a common cooking practice in South Asian communities. In fact, many South Asian families wash rice between five to seven times before cooking 🚰 By reducing this to just a couple of times, families could save up to five litres of water. To explore this further, we teamed up with Ping Coombes, Malaysian Chef and MasterChef winner, and sustainable gardening charity, Garden Organic, to understand how much water could be saved from rice washing and look at the benefits that recycling this water could bring to the garden 🌻 See the full video: https://lnkd.in/e89qEvAM #Water #WaterSaving #RiceWashing #SouthAsianCooking #Recycling

Great to have Jo Osborn, Chart.PR, MCIPR representing Waterwise at MEUC's Autumn conference today in Coventry! We were happy to see Water feature in key speaking slots with Sarah McMath from MOSL and Shaun Kent from Ofwat this morning and we are looking forward to hearing Oli Shelley from our supporters Wave this afternoon. 💧 A highlight has been the number of companies eager to join Water Night on 24 October and learn more about Waterwise! Remember: If business resilience matters to you, water resilience should be at the top of your priority list! 🌍 #MEUC #WaterManagement #WaterNight

Get ready to tap off and tune in for Water Night next Thursday, 24th October! 💧 From 5-10pm, we’re challenging you to turn off the taps and explore our fun Water Night activities instead. 🖍️✨ Keep the kids (and adults) entertained with our downloadable colouring pages while learning about water efficiency! It’s the perfect way to spend some quality time while saving water. 💙 Download your resources now and get ready for a night of water-saving fun: https://lnkd.in/eCHbGXtY #WaterNightUK #TapOffTuneIn #WaterEfficiency #SaveWater

Yesterday’s Waterwise Water Efficiency Forum was a great success! A huge thank you to all our speakers and participants for insightful updates and thought-provoking discussions on water reuse, the future of water literacy, and driving economic growth through water efficiency. Special thanks to Sarah McMath for expertly chairing the event! It was great to see so many new and familiar faces, both online and in person at WSP in the UK. We're looking forward to continuing these important conversations and pushing for progress in water efficiency 🌍💧 #WaterEfficiencyForum #Waterwise #WaterReuse

Will you be taking part in Water Night? 🌍💧 On the 24th of October, from 5-10pm, #TapOffTuneIn by turning off your non-essential taps and help raise awareness about how vital water is! 🚰❌ By signing up, you’ll also have a chance to win one of two £100 Love2Shop vouchers! 🎁 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eX7khusu #WaterNightUK #SaveWater #WaterConservation

Interested in joining the Waterwise Board? Or know someone who might be? We're hosting a Q&A drop-in session TOMORROW (16/10) at 9am on Zoom, where our CEO Nicci Russell (she/her) Hon FCIWEM FIWater and Board Member Tanya Sephton will be available to answer your questions about the role! Head to our website to find out more 👇 https://lnkd.in/ewcksvjf

It's a Water Night special this week on 'Waterfall' as we chat to Stephanie Fox & Chloe McFarland of Waterwise all about the organisation's amazing initiative to get everyone thinking more about their daily water use. But that’s not all, as our very own Mike Keil shares a report from his family’s Water Night experience 🚰 Search 'Waterfall' wherever you listen to podcast or access here: https://lnkd.in/eWnJN5Wx

Waterwise welcomes the review of the water sector announced by Secretary of State for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, last month - to 'shape further legislation that will fundamentally transform how our entire water system works and clean up our rivers, lakes and seas for good' and 'deliver a radical, long-term approach to reform the water sector and ensure we can sustain our communities and the environment in the decades to come'. For this to work, water efficiency needs to be at the heart of the review, and reflected in its scope and objectives. So we've sent Ministers our list of things we think must be included in scope and objectives of the Water Review, to ensure that water is used wisely every day, everywhere, by everyone - and that we have enough water to go round, for economic growth, social justice and the environment. This includes rebalancing some priorities - and scooping up policy on things like housing, energy, transport and the economy, which sits with other government departments. We remain really supportive of the new government's support for water efficiency, and as the campaigning organisation, we will also keep up pressure for ambition and delivery. There's a gap between the water we have and the water we need of 5 billion litres a day in the next couple of decades, and water efficiency is expected to make up half that gap. Onwards and upwards!

🌍💧 Last night's 50L Home Coalition Action Paper Launch Event was a brilliant gathering of experts discussing the vital Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus for homes. Insightful panels, featuring our CEO Nicci Russell (she/her) FIWater, highlighted the need for government action, innovative tech, and behaviour change to push for sustainable living. A Keynote from Mete Coban MBE, Deputy Mayor of London, stressed social justice in resource consumption, and there were great takeaways about how policy and cross-sector collaboration can drive real change! Exciting times ahead with the London pilot on the horizon! Check out the action paper and join the movement towards a net zero, 50L per day future!  https://lnkd.in/eHGMWTkS #50LHome #Sustainability #WECNexus #Innovation #NetZeroLiving