Global consumer study to identify the potential of water-saving in dishwashing

Water and energy dissipation is a remaining problem in the world and dishwashing is contributing to this. The correct cleaning technique can help to save resources, but needs to be promoted, as consumers tend to clean without thinking a lot about their technique. A global consumer survey was carried out and helped to identify common mistakes in dishwashing, which show the potential for improvement: Automatic dishwashers are partly rejected because of misunderstanding the big advantages. Furthermore, running cold tap-water is used frequently, and dishes are cleaned individually in manual dishwashing. Although the participants see themselves as interested in environmental topics, they are not aware of their personal potential to save resources during daily household work. This shows that the interest and the knowledge about sustainable dishwashing methods and the efficiency of automatic dishwashers needs to be increased.