Install a gray water system
Why This is Green
Gray water is water that has been used for bathing, laundering clothes, washing dishes or nearly any other household use, except for toilet water. It typically accounts for 50 to 80 percent of total household wastewater and can be used instead of potable (drinkable) water for things like flushing toilets and landscaping.
When you reuse greywater, you draw less fresh water from the tap, so you're conserving water, reducing the amount of energy needed to deliver water to your home and saving money on your water bills.
Greywater reuse also keeps waste out of the sewage system, which puts less of a strain on water treatment facilities and reduces chemical pollution in waterways.
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How To
A gray water system typically involves alterations to your existing plumbing, so it should be installed by a professional.
The complexity of the system depends on the types of water being captured and the method of reuse; some systems simply divert water to irrigation or toilet systems, while others actually store and treat gray water to disinfect and filter out contaminants.
Whichever type of system you install—whether it's in a newly-constructed home or retrofitted into an older one—make sure to check that your project is in compliance with local laws regulating wastewater reuse. These can be strict.
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