Each toilet and shower has it's own septic system and
waste water garden.
Not exact matches
When I first set up my
garden in Asheville, a knowledgeable woman in the local community came over and sort of flippantly said, «You need to put mulch on top of your beds — you're
wasting water!»
The Green Guide used 12 criteria for rating green hospitals: 1) siting, 2)
water efficiency, 3) energy and air pollutions, 4) materials and resources, 5) indoor environmental quality, 6) healthy hospital food, 7) green education, 8) procurement, 9) contaminants, 10) green cleaning, 11)
waste reduction, and 12) healing
gardens.
The
water, which in the case of slaughterhouse
waste is laden with nitrogen and amino acids, is stored to be sold as a potent liquid fertilizer (see «
Garden Delights,» next page).
You can use
water for your
garden to lower the
waste, but 360 liters is always to much for a standard sized
garden.
Rainwater from the roof is collected and re-used for
garden irrigation;
waste water is regenerated through herbal purification.
We are proud to be one of Bali's most eco-friendly guesthouse, from our permaculture
garden, our grey
water waste system, natural insecticides, natural pesticides to our solar - powered shuttle buggy.
Having a flower
garden is a vital luxury that strikes many people as a
waste of space and
water.
Many ecoventions bear tendencies similar to public works projects such as sewage and
waste -
water treatment plants, public
gardens, landfills, mines, and sustainable building projects.
Many have spent considerable sums of money on
water conserving measures such as
waste -
water recycling and installation of rain -
water tanks; others go out of their way to bucket
water from showers or washing machines onto their
gardens.
The idea behind Xeriscapes is to create
gardens with a rational
water use, to avoid any
waste of
water, especially in Mediterranean and warm temperate climates.
This includes, but is not limited to disconnecting all
garden hoses from outdoor faucets prior to freezing weather and opening cabinets under fixtures that are adjacent to outside walls to allow warm air circulation near
water and
waste pipes.
The
waste water that flows from our
gardens, lawns, driveways, and streets into our sewer systems carries various pollutants, including fertilizers and pesticides from our yards.
With California Governor Jerry Brown requiring reduced
water use due to the state's four - year drought,
gardening professionals and home owners across the nation should take note of techniques to reduce
waste:
Keeping a pitcher by the sink to collect excess cooking
water or the
water that usually goes to
waste waiting for the proper temperature is perfect for putting on our lawn and
gardens.