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Proof of concept experiment: Recycling Shower Plumbing, 1/23/09

 

Transparency: The Essence of Waste Management

The current idea of dealing with residential waste is basically, "out of sight, out of mind."  Let's bury everything, and not worry about it.  However, every waste handling system eventually fails.  If it's out of sight, we probably don't know about its failure until long after it happens.   most people don't worry about it, even though it's a significant contributor to water pollution.  In larger urban systems, the same philosophy means that there are a lot of broken pipes, catch-basins and other components that  are secretly sabotaging&nbs

Update of Water Recycling Project

The water recycling workshop/laboratory has been quite a project the last tfour months.  Many events have slowed the project; in particular, the deaths of Steve Mcgraw and my Dad.  Also, the design and building permitting took longer than expected.  The excavation took longer due to the primary contractor backing-out, and hitting a big rock.  The foundation and roofing took longer due to the necessity for engineering drawings (Stiffler-Mcgraw bailed the project out).  Yet, all the concrete work is done and we are ready for the electrical.  Also, today was

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