Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce - you should look to reduce the consumption of an item. This simply means consume less, it doesn't have to mean consume none.

Reuse - if you cannot reduce consumption then look to reuse the item. Giving an item a second life helps reduce the demand for new products requiring valuable resources.

Recycle - think about how you can recycle the item, so the raw materials can be used again.

Now lets use the humble plastic bag as an example for Reduce-Reuse-Recycle.

Water Efficiency and Labelling Standards (WELS)

The Australian Government has introduced a new Water Efficiency and Labelling Standard or WELS for short. This new labelling replaces the old AAAAA ratings that was previously seen on water-use appliances and fittings and has more detail regarding actual water usage. This new labelling has a similar style to the Energy Efficient Ratings that already exists on electrical appliances.