"Garbage Warrior (2007) [in English with French subtitles] (Le film avec sous titre en francais! 360p)" on YouTube - details in comments

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So what about septic systems? I think it was claimed in this movie that earthships have their own septic systems, but they didn't spend too much time on it.

Do you think they just made traditional leach fields/septic drain fields? I doubt it is anything under the house, since they are collecting rain water there, not that you couldn't do both.

These ideas are really cool, making homes out of discarded materials. All of those tire pile fires that can't be put out could instead be making energy efficient walls.

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They touched on it. It's no secret. Septic systems aren't brain science. Anywhere rural has them. My Uncle has one in Muskoka. It's just part of life. Most normal rural non-alt-homes have them.

Naturally each system may have different configurations and needs. Some houses are designed so the grey water is economized so washing dishes drains into the indoor garden. That means you may not want too much meat rot going there nor toxic soaps. Poop might even be recycled in composts.

In their desert I wouldn't let water go.

Like Bucky Fuller said, "Waste is a resource we haven't found a use for."

They didn't get into the heat-sink part of the tires much. There are lots of other docus like this. Lotsa channels too.

Off-grid living is getting stomped on. Florida especially recently. Don't know why there.