Reuse water
Reuse water
Why?
Did you know that the average American uses about 17 gallons of water with every shower? But it all goes down the drain! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Capture water from sink & shower
Capturing water is a pretty low-tech approach to conserving water, but it’s an easy, productive place to start. Put a bucket in the shower to collect water as it’s warming up. You might use the shower water to flush your toilet or to water plants. You can also capture water at your kitchen sink. For example, when you wash vegetables or strain pasta, collect the water in a bowl under the colander.
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Install greywater system (building owner)
The average family of four uses 5,000-8,000 gallons of water annually in their washing machine alone. If 100 families installed a simple laundry-to-landscape greywater system, we could save 500,000 to 800,000 gallons of water a year and put that precious water into our gardens instead of sending it to the wastewater treatment plant.
Permaculture Research Institute DIY: Turn Your Sink and Shower Water into an Abundant Oasis
Daily Acts DIY - Installing greywater systems
Daily Acts DIY - Greywater master handout
Professional installer: The Water Folk free consultation
Professional installer: Sol Landscapes, Inc
