Just ****ing burn it all in a power plant. Then we can charge Tesla.

Well if you are a large man with dark skin living in the Spring area around 2008ish, it could have been.

If we are going to recycle, let's recycle/reuse...............................


WATER!

Why is it not mandated that homes be built with plumbing that catches the water from showers, baths, washing machines, sinks, etc... and tie them into our irrigation systems? When a house is built, bury a 2000 gallon tank on the property. This will allow property owners to reuse expensive water to feed their lawns and keep insects away.

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If we are going to recycle, let's recycle/reuse...............................


WATER!

Why is it not mandated that homes be built with plumbing that catches the water from showers, baths, washing machines, sinks, etc... and tie them into our irrigation systems? When a house is built, bury a 2000 gallon tank on the property. This will allow property owners to reuse expensive water to feed their lawns and keep insects away.

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doesn't household sewage/ dirty water already go to the local POTW, get treated, and reused already?

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doesn't household sewage/ dirty water already go to the local POTW, get treated, and reused already?

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Not sure but they did not buy the gray water from me. They made me give it to them.

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Why is it not mandated that homes be built with plumbing that catches the water from showers, baths, washing machines, sinks, etc... and tie them into our irrigation systems?

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Because soap is terrible for plants

https://www.outdoorguide.com/1478971/soap-garden-what-happens/

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Depends.

Several cities in the Texas Panhandle have irrigation systems to dispose of waste. Amarillo does that, plus discharges into the Palo Duro Creek.

Problem with irrigation is salt accumulation in the soil

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WATER!

Why is it not mandated that homes be built with plumbing that catches the water from showers, baths, washing machines, sinks, etc... and tie them into our irrigation systems? When a house is built, bury a 2000 gallon tank on the property. This will allow property owners to reuse expensive water to feed their lawns and keep insects away.

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Why would we do this...other than to save money and piss off the local water district. water on earth is somewhat finite yet earth recycles water continuously ...

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A little bit of soap can be helpful, just like a little bit of salt is fine for your diet. Lawns and gardens can't handle the level of soap in normal household grey water.

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If we are going to recycle, let's recycle/reuse...............................


WATER!

Why is it not mandated that homes be built with plumbing that catches the water from showers, baths, washing machines, sinks, etc... and tie them into our irrigation systems? When a house is built, bury a 2000 gallon tank on the property. This will allow property owners to reuse expensive water to feed their lawns and keep insects away.

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If you have to water your lawn, then you shouldn't have a lawn.

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A little bit of soap can be helpful, just like a little bit of salt is fine for your diet. Lawns and gardens can't handle the level of soap in normal household grey water.

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I truly do not know the soap to water ratio that plants like/dislike. I do know that 2000 gallons is a lot of water that could be saved to water the lawn. I am not sure this has ever been tested.

The little girl did some water usage project and I can not remember exactly what our annual water usage was just from showering, but it was staggering. I can't see how if we just collected shower water that the little squirt of shampoo and smear of Dove bar would be too much. Perhaps the harsher soaps from dish/clothes washer.

Then I look at the water I collect off the roof for the garden/greenhouse (850 gallons worth) and it takes me just a few days to use it all when dry patches come.

Ive always thought it would be great if someone could figure out a way to make recyclable plastic into 3D printer filament. I know there are currently tools to cut the bottle into strips, but I mean melt it down and form it into proper filament. I assume it possible but maybe not commercially viable

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That's why I'm telling you. The amount of soap in the combined, sink, dishwasher, shower, and washer would kill your lawn.

And there is no easy way to get the soap out of the water.

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Then you've never seen an old house or white trash folks dumping the washer out on the yard.

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I do know that 2000 gallons is a lot of water that could be saved to water the lawn.

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If you have the average quarter acre lawn in the US (about 11,000 sq ft) then 2000 gallons would be the equivalent of rainfall of 0.3 inches

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Why would we do this...other than to save money and piss off the local water district.

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You'd be surprised at how little water goes into the sewage system. I worked with a city that pumped about 7 million gpd to the city, and collected about 1.1 million gpd in the septic system.

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Why would we do this...other than to save money and piss off the local water district.

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You'd be surprised at how little water goes into the sewage system. I worked with a city that pumped about 7 million gpd to the city, and collected about 1.1 million gpd in the septic system.

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I find all that stuff really interesting. Two places i've always wanted a behind the scenes tour of is the local dump (like the actual working face) and my local water treatment facility

Jmo, it is just more evidence supporting the idea that recycling doesn't happen nearly as much as many think it does. I dunno what his end game was but it seems as if it had to do with his wanting to verify what he already thought . I'd agree it doesn't "prove" anything

2000 gallons? I can use that in a day watering the lawn and showering bruh

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2000 gallons is nothing. You'd need to start at 20k gallons and be on rationing to make that work during the summer some years.

Definitely unsurprising.

Recycling, like all things woke, is a farce.

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In Austin, my company has to submit a 'recycling plan' annually, in accordance with the city's Universal Recycling Ordinance. We have to detail where all the recycle bins are, and are required to have as much recycling access as waste (or a required percentage...I cant recall).

This means we have to have to double our waste costs, because we're now required to have a separate recycle bin outside our facility, no more than 25 feet away from the waste bin.

We also have to document the percentage of recycled material versus waste material.

violating this results in $2,000 per day, per offense.

So, the city is taking in revenue via a tax/fines. The Waste Management companies doubled their revenue when the mandate occurred (double the number of required bins/services)...and none of the material is actually getting recycled.

This is just like taking all the trash from my street, and dumping 2 streets over...and patting ourselves on the back for cleaning up our environment.

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I worked an event, not going to say which location, that got paid bonuses on the amount they recycle. If it's a lower than anticipated amount, they get red flagged.

I grew up in a small town and the person that owned the recycling company has a giant house on the outskirts of town. That person wasn't well off but I assume they're banking because they've figured out a way to profit off of it.