Water Conservation Initiative: Greywater Recycling System

DEFINITION

Used water from your bathroom sinks, showers, tubs, and washing machines. It is not water that has come into contact with feces, either from the toilet or from washing diapers. It contain traces of dirt, food, grease, hair, and certain household cleaning products. It may look “dirty,” but it is a safe and even beneficial source of irrigation water in a yard. 

BENEFITS

Keep in mind that if greywater is released into rivers, lakes, or estuaries, its nutrients become pollutants, but to plants, they are valuable fertilizer. Aside from the obvious benefits of saving water (and money on your water bill), reusing your greywater keeps it out of the sewer or septic system, thereby reducing the chance that it will pollute local water bodies. 

THE SYSTEM

Basically, the grey water is collected through a piping system. Then, the collected water will be irrigated to the nearby yard to plant the trees through a pipe.

SCHOOL INITIATIVE

The greywater recycling system has been installed at the school canteen. The greywater used for cleaning raw materials are channeled to the plant outside through a long pipe.

Water Conservation Initiative: Rainwater Harvesting

DEFINITION

Accumulation and storage of rainwater for reuse. Rainwater collected from the roofs is considered as harvesting.

BENEFITS

• Collected for free.
• A sustainable source of water.
• Reduce dependence on mains water, hence reduce water bill.
• Can be used for watering plants and cleaning.

SCHOOL INITIATIVES

In order to conserve water and reducing water bills, this initiative provides an alternative source of water. In SDJ, we have two rainwater harvesting tanks.

Rainwater harvesting tank 1 at the toilet near the field

Second rainwater harvesting tank near the garden area at surau. Aiman Akim from 2P1 is using the rainwater to water the plant at the garden.

Grow well, little tree :)

So we hope this initiative could show a significant result in order to spread the awareness in water conservation. 

Save water, spread the awareness.