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Egyptian eco stories: biogas from kitchen scraps and environmentally friendly housing for the poor
Cairo, Egypt, photo by mshamma (source: Flickr Creative Commons)
In a poor area of Cairo, Egypt, where ‘almost everything’ is reused and recycled, CNN visits one man’s home that is powered by gas from fermented kitchen waste. The biogas unit – which also provides fertilizer – as well as a solar water heating system, were both built by the man himself. He is obviously as skillful as he is dedicated to self-sufficiency. Check out this inspiring report from CNN:
CNN Eco Solutions – Making gas from garbage
In a related bit of news, here is a CNN Eco Solutions report on a building project in Egypt which constructs efficient, environmentally friendly and inexpensive housing for the city’s poor.
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