Do you know how much garbage is produced in the world every year? You will be shocked when you tell it, it is 45 billion tons! What is 45 billion tons? It is equivalent to 6 times of the total global food production! And we deal with such a large amount There are only two methods of garbage disposal: one is incineration and the other is landfill. However, both methods will cause damage to the environment. Now, theres a better way to do it, and its to build a house!
Michael Reynolds, an architect from the United States, used garbage as materials to build a house. For example, now that he is over 70 years old, he is still running around looking for garbage just to build this "garbage house".
His building materials are all collected garbage, including cans, used tires, plastic bottles, etc. Each garbage house has a different shape and is used in different locations in the house according to the characteristics of different materials, such as: Waste tires have a certain elasticity, and cardboard and soil are added inside to become walls. The garbage house built by the old man is collectively called the "Earth Ship". The wall made of cans in the picture also obtained a "brick design" patent in 1973.
A garbage house must include six elements: first, the building materials must use discarded materials; second, the internal power supply must come from nature, such as solar energy, wind energy, etc.; third, the mud walls must be thick for heat insulation; The fourth is to collect rainwater on the roof and then it can be used normally through the filtration system; the fifth is to use the sun to maintain the temperature inside the house; the sixth is to grow vegetables and food in the house. In general, everything is taken from nature.
The construction process of a garbage house is quite cumbersome, but the old man never thought of giving up. Although the materials are garbage, the overall cost is not cheap. It also costs 17,000 yuan per square meter, which is about more than 800 yuan per year. maintenance fees.
