Dave Burton wrote:This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Greywater and Willow Feeders.
In this Badge Bit you will use water from a dishpan to flush a toilet or water something.
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- use water from a dishpan
- to flush a toilet, or to water something outside
- at least three gallons
- verify high quality biodegradable dish soap (the soap usually says "greywater safe" or "readily biodegradable")
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must:
- a picture of the dishpan with water
- a picture of the at least 3 gallons of water being used to flush a toilet or water something
- a picture and link to the verifiable biodegradeable dish soap
- OR a 2-minute video of you doing the above and a link to the verifiable biodegradeable dish soap
Second try at this BB.
After failing the last attempt with seventh generation soap, I dug into the ingredients and found out there are two that are problematic. It’s definitely not readily biodegradable even though they claim it’s graywater safe.
Looking into other soaps I use, Dr. Bronner‘s checks out to be the best. It is plant based. 100% biodegradable. And it’s the second most posted brand (after oasis) for this BB. (I counted every brand on every post). It took me three washings to get over 3 gallons of grey water.
Here is a plant friendly list that the soap is on.
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/gardening/21015581/plant-friendly-soaps-that-are-safe-for-greywater-irrigation
Here is a link to the soap.
https://www.vitacost.com/dr-bronners-18-in-1-pure-castile-magic-soap-baby-unscented-2-fl-oz?CSRC=BPA-018787772027-bing_shopping_standard_x_us_baby+%26+kids-&network=s&keywordname=&device=m&adid=92700080789745332&matchtype=e&gclick=&ds_agid=58700008775970939&targetid=&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=bing_shopping_standard_x_us_baby%20%26%20kids&utm_term=4580221859972288&utm_content=bing_gen_pro_baby%20%26%20kids%20products_all&gclsrc=ds&gad_source=7