Waste management should begin in the design process by specifying
products which are make of recycled materials or are themselves easy to recycle. Wood scraps, for example, can be used as an energy source in an outdoor oven or as kindling in a woodstove. Other construction waste should be properly sorted and transported to a recycling station.
A grey water system, managed wetlands, and composting of bio-
degradable organic waste should be incorporated into every homestead. In some cases a solar aquatic system enclosed with a greenhouse is a distinct possibility.
Within the framework of a sustainable design and according to principles of ecological architecture, waste should be thought of as another resource.
