Tap into Savings, a national water and energy-saving project, has been launched in Coventry. A joint initiative between Waterwise, Global Action Plan, Severn Trent Water, Coventry City Council and the Environment Agency, the six-month project aims to visit and help 2,000 local households reduce water consumption by 15% – saving 94,000 litres of water a day.
Local residents will be offered a range of water-saving products free of charge, from a device that converts a single flush toilet into a dual flush, a showerhead that mixes water with air, tap inserts and a shower timer.
Funded partly by Defra’s Greener Living Fund, Tap into Savings is a two-year national programme which aims to help over 10,000 people across England save water, energy and money.
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