Grey Water
Tips on how to recycle Grey Water, 2010, 2011.
What Is Grey Water Recycling
What Is Grey Water Recycling
If you’re not into the whole recycling movement, you may not be familiar with grey water recycling. Grey water is nothing but wash water. Grey water is all water, but there are a few exceptions. The exceptions are toilet water and food wastes. These other two exceptions are known as black water.
Grey water and black water differ in two major ways. Black water has a lot more nitrogen than grey water. About nine-tenths of nitrogen that is combined in waste water is from toilet wastes. Another difference is grey water is cleaner than black water. By grey water being cleaner, it contains a lot less germs and bacteria than black water.
Let’s take a look at how much and what type of water is used the most. 30% of water is flushed down the drain, 35% is used when we take showers and baths, 20% is the water that is used when doing laundry, 10% of water is used in the kitchen and for drinking, and 5% of water is used for drinking.
About 50-80% of grey water is water that is used in the home. Grey water comes with a few perks when it is used for irrigation. You can reduce fresh water use, increase plant growth, keep soil fertile, and improve the quality of water.
Grey water recycling is just one of the many ways that we can help improve the environment and wildlife as well. The environment is already going through enough with the oil spill and various other things that we don’t even know about. It’s time to take care of and love the environment. It’s in need of our help. If we don’t help, who else will? Let’s make the world a better place for us and our children to live. It’s worth it in the end.
