Waste disposal

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Another post in the series about going off the grid.

Waste disposal was something I completely overlooked so far.  What do you do with your trash?  Also, spent some time going over the septic tank issue.

As for the septic tank issue, this will have to take place later, if at all.  It is too complex and too costly for what I have planned.  Currently, the plan is to pyrolyze wastes and use the gases for fuel.  The biochar may be useful in growing other stuff.

With respect to the trash, it may have to be separated out according to its suitability for recycling.  For example, paper can be treated as the other wastes that are pyrolyzed.  Plastics, glass, metals will have to be separated out, collected and stored for awhile until enough of the stuff can be taken to a recycler.

In the beginning, it may be necessary to just burn as much of the wastes as is practical.  You don't want to create a nuisance that will cause complaints, but the system will have to be as simple and cheap as possible until I can get something more permanent into place.

Here's a few videos that show a way to create a vacuum.  I can use the vacuum in a pyrolysis unit.






Update:

One way to minimize waste is to not have to go to the grocery store in the first place.  That cannot be eliminated totally, but it can be minimized.  After all, this is what is being attempted---going off the grid.  That means growing, hunting, and storing your own food.

The history of this series is posted here.