Despite what you have been told, washing your car in your own driveway is very good for the environment, especially if you divert the water onto the grass and use minimal soap. Some homeowners have taken to washing their car on the lawn instead of the driveway and thus the water used is saved and runs off onto the grass.
Perhaps you have done this and noticed that the grass is always greener where you washed your car or where the water flowing off the driveway has entered the lawn. If you have noticed this then you are not alone. Many gray water experts recommend diverting gray water to shrubbery and lawns as an excellent way to save water and give abundant life to plants – it works.
Next time you here any information to the contrary, you might consider the source. For instance the Car Wash Associations, want people to believe that washing your car in your driveway is Bad for the Environment – that simply is not so. Washing your own car is good for your pocket book and you can use simple strategies to help your plants and lawn.
Washing Your Own car is bad for one thing. It is very bad for the car wash owners who will do anything to lead you to believe that you Must Take Your Car to a Professional Carwash. I guess if I owned a car wash or paid fees into a car wash association, I might also try to convince people to take their cars to my car wash instead of doing it themselves.
Next time you hear that washing your own car is a bad thing, consider the source of the information and think why are they telling me this? Do car wash owners really care about the environment? If they did wouldn’t they close their car washes to help our precious natural resources and over stressed water supplies – think about it.
