Water, Water Everywhere…
October 15, 2007 by Deborah Ng
Filed under Eco Simplicity, Reusing and Recycling
It’s Blog Action Day, so let’s talk about water. For most of us, it’s so abundant we take it for granted. We have water when we flush, water when we brush and water when we wash the dishes. We use water for our pools and lawns and water slides. We have water balloon fights and dunking tanks and not too many of us give a second thought to where our water comes from or what we need to do to keep it clean.
When I was a young girl, my father and I were in a canoe together on a …read more
Nature’s Way to Help Save Money
Rainwater harvesting has been one of the age-old ways of saving money. The use of rain barrels in collecting rainwater has dates back 2,000 years ago from Thailand. Drought and the ever-increasing price of municipal water has turned many homeowners into regular harvesters of rainwater.
Usually, rainwater runoff is used to water lawns and gardens. But some also use it as drinking water. It is important to note that rainwater must undergo proper filtration with the use of a certified filtration system before it can be really safe to drink as there were health risks reported with the use of untreated rainwater.
Before installing any rainwater …read more
