Region. Water wise businesses

The NSW government today named the following among greater Sydney’s most water wise businesses as finalists for Sydney Water’s 7th annual business water efficiency awards: Swift Electroplaters, Silverwater – save water by recycling the rinse water they use in the electroplating process; Diageo Australia, Huntingwood – save water by improving maintenance and continuing to look for opportunities to improve water efficiency in the manufacturing process; Merck, Sharp & Dohme, South Granville – save water by re-directing clean waste water from is purified water systems to the utilities cooling tower, and improving water efficiency in taps, toilets and showers; and TAFE NSW - South Western Sydney Institute, Granville College – save water by collecting and reusing rinse water used during paint cleaning in the painting and decorating department.