Wastewater Gardens® are a 100%
ecological, low cost, low maintenance solution to the problem of human
waste which is particularly important in coastal regions. Using no mechanical or moving parts and
no chemicals, all wastewater is recycled via a gravity system into
elegant, biodiverse gardens which produce lovely flowers as well as
fruit and vegetables that can be eaten by humans and fodder crops for
animal consumption. The systems are carefully sealed so no wastewater
contaminates the soil, ground water or coastal waters.
Wastewater Gardens® were
developed by the Planetary Coral Reef Foundation (PCRF) and they have been
successfully installed in Mexico, Bali, the Bahamas, Belize, France, Poland, the
Philippines, the US and Australia. To date, the largest Wastewater Gardens® installed
is located in the Xpu-Ha EcoPark near Akumal Mexico which was designed
to
recycle all the human waste produced by up to1500 visitors a day.
PCRF is proud to have collaborated with Seacology,
Livingry Fund, and the people of Bali to install Wastewater Gardens®
as a community project at the
Tirtigangga Water Palace.
Tirtigangga Water Palace, Bali
©
Biosphere Foundation, and its Division Planetary Coral Reef
Foundation, 1997.
Wastewater Gardens® Trademark
is in the name of Biosphere
Foundation.
