recycling waste nutrient solution in RO system

Wasn’t sure where to put this, but anyways I just ordered an RO system.
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According to the epa you should put your nutrient solution into an RO system to clean it. Since I’m on a well I figured it’d be good to help with water use to why not recycle that water into the next nutrient solution change. This ones a 1:1 filter to waste

So my question is how do you get the nutrient solution into an RO system? Or do I say fuck it and use it to fertilize my grass, the nitrates won’t overly accumulate for a personal use setup?

hopefully I shouldn’t have asked this question before Ordered it but lol
 

DCcan

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Don't fertilize your grass with it, fertilize your neighbors grass, let him do the mowing.
800-1000 ppm thru your filters, those won't last long.
EPA is very myopic, disposal means something different to them than you.
The EPA also says a certain fluorocarbon chemical needs to be sent to PA to be incinerated for disposal, doesn't mention that the chemical is extremely valuable and can be resold and reused by manufacturers. Guy paid $800,000 with disposal, trucking and storage, and found out later it was worth close to $500,ooo if he took it to NJ mfg plant vs EPA incineration facility.
 
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800-1000 ppm thru your filters, those won't last long.
The EPA also says a certain chemical needs to be sent to PA to be incinerated for disposal for $50,000, doesn't mention that the chemical is extremely valuable and can be resold and reused by manufacturers. Guy paid $800,000 with trucking and storage, and found out later it was worth close to $500,ooo if he took it to NJ mfg plant vs EPA incineration facility.
EPA is very myopic, disposal means something different to them than you.
Don't fertilize your grass with it, fertilize your neighbors grass, let him do the mowing.
note lol I have a water softener brine drain in my basement. I was think of using too
 

DCcan

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I don't know much about septic except that it has to have the solids pumped out occasionally.
I doubt it would blip the ppm in there
 
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