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Take the Waste out of Wastewater
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Water is an essential ingredient for life.

Fresh water supply is rapidly becoming a critical issue in many areas, and with growing populations and changes brought about through global warming, the problem is steadily worsening.

There is very little use made of recycled water, though the technology to efficiently and economically reuse waste water has existed for decades.

Options you could consider putting in your home to conserve water:
 

 

  • Toilet water saving
         Toilets use a major proportion of water in most households. Did you know you are wasting between 8 - 12 litres of water with every flush. Alternatives include:
    1. Collecting water from your shower in a bucket and using this to fill the cistern
    2. Urinating on your compost will save water and help to activate the compost by adding nitrogen.
    3. Build or buy a Human Composting Toilet , See these websites for more info
        ECOSAN   ENVIROLOO   SOLARSAN
        Or see the Humanure Handbook
     

  • Re-use Grey Water from your bath/shower/dishwasher
     

  • Rainwater Catchment Systems
    Although rainwater storage is relatively expensive, it provides water of a high quality which can also be used for drinking
     


 

WATER CONSERVATION ALSO MEANS BEING
CONSCIOUS OF THE CHEMICALS YOU
PUT INTO THE WATERWAYS

Our consumption habits are one place where we can all make a difference and help improve the health of our waterways. Personal products such as face creams, deodorants, prescription medicines, and household cleaners work their way down into sewers, storm drains, and eventually enter our watersheds and drinking water.

Consumers can easily substitute less chemically potent substances for daily grooming and cleaning. A growing organic movement has made available a variety of such selections.

Worldwide population growth and consumer spending have increased exponentially in the last few decades, and the amount of money spent at the household level has increased by a factor of four since 1960. We must be conscious about what we buy, where our waste goes, and how we protect our watersheds and estuaries.
 

  • Many biodegradable earth friendly cleaning and personal products can be ordered online at www.ethical.org.za .

  • Spar and Pick n Pay have at least one earth friendly brand of household cleaners -the more we choose these, the sooner the toxic ones will leave the shelves and stop being
     
 
 
 
 
 
 

Together, we can find a better way !