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  • From: venaurafarm <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Alternative/traditional methods of doing laundry w/o a machine (how?)
  • Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:59:11 -0400

On 3/10/2013 1:03 PM, tanya wrote:
On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 12:15 AM, Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
wrote:
I found many websites with excellent recipes for home made laundry soap
...

Depends on where the water goes: to your local wastewater treatment
plant vs. your landscape.

If it's going to your landscape, then you want to be using
greywater-safe cleaning products.

http://blog.yardfairy.com/2009/04/grey-water-compatible-soaps-and-laundry.html
http://ecologycenter.org/factsheets/greywater-cleaning-products.html
http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/greywater-harvesting/greywater-compatible-soaps-and-detergents/

Thanks, Tanya; that's a big help. Plug that eco info into the recipes for possible modification.




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