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How sewage gets recycled Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 7, 2008 at 7:53 am From the Voice of San Diego: Got bad news if you think that the water you drank this morning came straight from a pristine mountaintop high in the Sierra Nevada or Colorado Rockies.

Toilet paper needs trees to produce and for sure, consumers are being encouraged to find alternative methods such as perhaps recycled materials in toilet paper for proper hygiene use. But other than that, here is a great gadget to consider and it takes less than an hour to install on your toilet.

There were a few familiar faces at West Coast Green 2008 and it's great to see cool technology continuing to grow. First off, the Aquaduct made an appearance. The Aquaduct is a pedal powered water filtration system useful for people in developing countries.

San Jose is working hard on its Green Vision, part of which is recycling 100% of its used water by 2022. Well underway is expansion of the South Bay Water Recycling, a program that ensures water is cleaned and reused for industrial purposes to help take the load off the water table so drinking water is always available.

Gray water: A do-it-yourselfer installs a rerouting system Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 27, 2008 at 9:07 am From the Los Angeles Times: I was never more excited to do laundry, and it wasn’t because my son and I were running out of clean underwear.

How earth friendly does this mattress go? For one thing, it actually remains unbleached, which is why you can’t find it in basic white. The absence of bleach means the absence of chemicals…which means it’s not going to harmful to your health nor to your surroundings.

ForeverLawn shows off potential of recycled plastic as grass. Lawns are a waste of water and space for the most part. And when living in drought stricken places like California, lawns seem even more wasteful. However, they’re attractive, a soft surface to play on, and keep dust down.

LADWP begins citywide dialog on expanding water recycling, including groundwater replenishment, to help create a sustainable water supply Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 23, 2008 at 3:06 pm From the LADWP, this press release: As the City’s water supply outlook becomes more critical, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) hosted a public forum on Friday, Sept.

Antelope Valley: Drought forces use of recycled water Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 23, 2008 at 6:00 am From the Antelope Valley Press: Use of treated wastewater to meet all of the Antelope Valley’s water demands can’t be avoided, local officials say.

Microsoft on Monday officially opened its San Antonio, Texas, data center, the latest in a string of giant facilities aimed at powering Microsoft consumer and business online services. The company said the data center occupies nearly half a million square feet and cost $550 million to establish.