HOME ALIVE!™   AN ECOLOGICAL DEMONSTRATION HOME
exterior
landscaping
living areas
kitchen
bathroom
upstairs
utilities
roofing/siding

Products

Waste Systems

Greywater Treatment

  • Greywater is channelled through a series of treatment ponds with aquatic plants, microorganisms and insects
  • Releases detoxified wastewater back into local environment rather than polluting groundwater, rivers or streams
  • Provides natural micro habitat for insects and birds
  • Viable alternative to septic systems
  • Allows eco system to better absorb wastes, rather than pumping to a municipal treatment plant or into a septic system or field

Available through Ecowerks Technologies

Dry Composting Toilet

  • Requires no water
  • Reduces average annual household water waste by approximately 73,000 litres
  • No odor, easy to maintain
  • Produces useful fertilizer for garden
  • Allows eco system to better absorb wastes, rather than pumping to a municipal treatment plant or into a septic system or field

Available through Sun-Mar Corporation

Vermiculture Food Composter

  • Quickly renders food waste into valuable nutrition for soil
  • Disposes of food scraps without burdening the water treatment facility or landfills
  • Provides houseplants with free worm 'tea' (natural liquid fertilizer) and nutritious 'castings' (a great soil conditioner for gardens and indoor plants)
  • Ideal for apartment / condo dwellers or people with little or no yard space
Available through Cathy's Crawly Composters



BUYER'S GUIDE
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PROJECT HISTORY
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