REDUCING WATER WASTE
Every living being needs water to survive. Yet it is a finite resource, shared between an ever-growing population, all of whom are using it every day. If we’re going to continue to be able to all live on this planet, we need to look at managing water in a more sustainable way.
The reuse of household greywater for irrigation is a simple method of wastewater recycling that can be adopted by anyone who has a patch of earth to irrigate, from small inner-city gardens to large-scale rural properties.
WHAT IS GREYWATER?
Greywater is wastewater produced from laundry, bathroom and basin use. Kitchen wastewater also falls under the greywater definition, although it’s typically excluded due to its high levels of grease and food scraps, making it more difficult to manage.
On average in Australia we produce around 120 litres of useable greywater per person per day. This equates
