Grey water

it is advatageous not to recyle kitchen waste for it contains FOG (fat,oil & grease) that may lead to an expensive treatment system.

Unless you want to install a treatment system, it is best to restrict source of grey water to shower, bath and washing water.

This water tends to be alkaline, so if used on the garden, care must be taken as to where it is used. I know bananas, breadfruit and paw paw (papaya to some) love it.

Most Australian natives will die if given it as it has too many nutrients for their liking, but many other plants, especially the gross feeders, love it.

Soap scum is a nuisance for direct use in flushing toilets etc. A simple filter or settling tank can get rid of enough of this to make it usable.

Check with your local council about regulations. They can probably tell you quite a bit about what works as well as what is allowed.

It wasn't that long ago that all use of grey water was banned, so often councils are still "feeling their way" around the situation.

Untreated graywater is not practical. Removal of the sludge caused by soap, body oils, hair, etc. and lowering its ph is a minimum requirement if one does not want to clog their drain pipes.

You must come from somewhere wet. The practicality goes up exponentially with the length of the drought and the FDI. (Fire Danger Index)

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