How Rainwater Harvesting Compares To Other Sustainable Options by Marcus
Bicknell
Sustainable options, green options and renewables - the pressure is
on us to do each one of these, and we know we should. However, it all seems so
difficult and it is expensive and the return on the investment could be so long.
We might not even be alive to see the benefit.
Rainwater harvesting is
one of these options and is something we can all understand quite easily. After
all, our ancestors were doing it for centuries until mains water arrived, and it
is not rocket science
Isabel
Marant. Most of us with gardens have a water butt or two. Rainwater
harvesting is simply using rainwater for more than just watering the garden, it
is using water butts on a much bigger scale. Fifty percent of the 150 litres of
water we use daily does not have to be mains water, that is to say, drinking
quality. 30% literally goes down the toilet.
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