A Woodside resident argues that restrictive septic systems rules will prevent more housing from being built in San Mateo County.

Retiring off-grid often means adapting to a more self-sufficient lifestyle, including growing food and managing waste. Heavy ...

If you have single-use paper towels, you're likely concerned if you can dispose of them in an environmentally safe way.

A standard countertop compost bin can fit around a gallon of scraps, which represents a good balance of capacity and portability. But we’re favoring systems that come in a few sizes, for ...

Without a clear way for people to flush after using the toilet, clean their bathrooms ... were the reasons we decided to pressurize the system as soon as possible” and return water to residents ...

Sepsis is a life threatening illness that develops when an existing infection triggers an extreme immune system response in your body. When you experience an infection, your immune system releases ...

A village church is bidding to build its own toilet to stop people spending a penny in other parishioners' homes. St Marys Church in Walpole, near Halesworth, has applied to East Suffolk ...

Dan Rawlins and his partner Chloe Meyer set themselves an ambitious target when they decided to build an off-grid house made from hempcrete and rendered with a horse manure mix, all without ever ...

A woman sitting on a compost toilet/Instagram Screenshot/tofutess It's not often that you would find people opting to use their own poop to make compost, but guess what, it's a thing.

When your septic system is functioning smoothly, it’s often overlooked, but a septic system failure could be detrimental to your home and finances. By obtaining a septic warranty, homeowners can ...

Homeowners with septic tanks know how important they are for waste filtration and a functioning plumbing system— and having ...