Waste Systems & Recycling
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Permaculture Recycled
Off the coast of Honduras, on a small island called Utila, lives a guy called Shane. Shane has broken away…
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John Todd Living Machines Lecture
I’m so blown away by the work of John Todd. He works on a huge scale cleaning horrendous toxins out…
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Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge: Kitchen Grey-Water System Report of Implementation and Design Update (Ethiopia)
As most of us know, grey water is a term used to refer to “waste” water that has been used…
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Worm Bin and Chicken Poop Compost Catch
by Rick Pickett, Eco-Ola Rehabilitating degraded land in the Peruvian Amazon requires utilizing many tools in ecological agriculture’s arsenal. We…
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SOIL (Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods) Turns Problem into Solution With Composting Toilets (Haiti)
A few months ago I shared a three minute video from John D. Liu of the EEMP about the work…
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Recycling Animal and Human Dung is the Key to Sustainable Farming
© Kris De Decker, low-tech magazine (edited by Shameez Joubert) © Illustrations in red & black: Diego Marmolejo Flushing the…
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From Traffic Jams to Ecocities – Interview with Richard Register, President of Ecocity Builders
Marcin Gerwin: In many cities there are problems with traffic jams. The streets are clogged with cars and as a…
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My Post-Electric Washing Machine: The Deindustrial 2020
by Dr Samuel Alexander, co-director of the Simplicity Institute and a lecturer with the Office for Environmental Programs, University of…
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Revisiting Packaging
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8gTUhBRR8sw I’m not sure there is a real cure against the insanity that consumerism has reached, but what I’m sure…
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Rocket Stove – Hot Water!
by Tim Barker The basic unit, minus the rocket stove and piping In my last post, I showed a picture…
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The MEGGA-Watt Project Moves Forward
by Rene Michalak The "MEGGA-watt" Project (Micro-Energy Generating Garage Assembly) is a demonstration / prototype to turn everyday detached garages…
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Update on Permaculture Implementation and Design Development at Hafto Site, Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia
Editor’s Note: Regular readers will have appreciated Alex McCausland’s regular and comprehensive reports from precariously positioned Ethiopia, and the great…
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