Enviro Laundry Balls – Grey Water Friendly • 03.14.10
We have been using the same enviro laundry ball now for over a year and they are fantastic. You don’t need to use any laundry powder at all – don’t worry we questioned this at first but they work! It is amazing to see how much dirt comes out of your clothes.
We were concerned about the laundry products we use as we put all our laundry water (grey water) out onto our fruit and vegetables during the warmer months between about September – April. Then during winter it goes into a septic system. We didn’t want to have powders that effected the natural (microbial) systems of either our garden or our septic system.
Most concerning in many laundry powders were the levels of salt and nutrient (like phosphate) which can adveresly effect plant/s and soil life (microbes). So doing some research we decided to give these a go and they have been just fantastic. We have had a very successful growing season this summer - all our fruit and vegies have loved the extra grey water and they tasted just great.
There has been some great research done on environmental issues around water quality from laundry liquids and powders and we recommend checking out these results if you use your grey water on your gardens, particularly your edible garden. click on the “laundry brochure” for a PDF summary on the “laundry” page at Lanfax Labs Research.
