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Dec 20 Communities online: Introducing the 'Teaching Community Technology Handbook' [1]
Dec 19 Sustainable livelihood news: WorkerTech: fighting for better work through technology [2]
Dec 19 California: These Workers are Celebrating 20 Years of Shared Bread and Shared Ownership [3]
Dec 17 Free Cash in Finland. Must Be Jobless. [4]
Dec 17 Solar Power Helps Raise Income Levels In Kenya [5]
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Greywater, sometimes also spelled as graywater, grey water or gray water, is all of the effluent water from a household, such as water discharged from lavatories (bathroom sinks), bathtubs, showers, clothes washers, and laundry trays. Greywater is not wastewater from a sink used for food preparation, or water closet (toilet) wastewater.
The water leaving our homes carries nutrients and value. It may also contain pathogens, and/or harsh chemicals and care should be taken with it. However, it is not a great risk compared to blackwater (sewage). Redirecting the water we use for tasks such as showering allows us to reclaim some of that value to grow plants and recharge the water table. It may be necessary to choose our soaps and detergents more carefully, if we use the greywater for watering and fertilizing plants. |
ENGR 215 Introduction to Design projects – Spring 2011: Locally Delicious: The Spring 2011 semester of Engineering 215 worked with Locally Delicious to design, build, test and disseminate projects that support healthy lifestyles among youths grades 4th through 6th and their families.
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