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
BUYER'S GUIDE
A helpful resource for ecological building products and services. (282k PDF)
A helpful resource for ecological building products and services. (282k PDF)
PROJECT HISTORY
Discover how this home came to be
Discover how this home came to be







