Lowtech Graph lists low-tech options for every need of a home. Here you can compare them, find tutorials to build them, and link them together into a circular system. Why low-tech?
Needs the grid
Note: Cost, carbon and footprint are broad judgements against comparable building approaches, not measured figures.
The council bin collection that takes the household’s recycling, general waste and, in many areas, food waste. It is the easy way to get rid of what the house cannot deal with itself. But it is one of the first services lost in a disruption, so composting and sorting at home make a household less dependent on it.
This solution is not buildable as a DIY project.
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The only option catalogued for this need so far, so there is nothing to compare it against.
We don’t list sizing or quantities, as the yield of each technique depends on the quality of its build. The catalogue compares options but doesn’t dimension them. Regulatory notes are indicative, with a French example, and need to be confirmed locally.