The Freeville Earthship: Garbage Warriors

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Garbage Warriors

Day 3 at Camp Earthship was exciting! The Ithaca Journal came and took lots of picture and video, while Chad, Tristan, Luke, and John and I worked on the tires in the 6th course. We also got a lot of bottle bricks washed and taped today, and put together two purchased wheelbarrows for when the crew comes.

tamper... pick-ax... shovel... sledgehammer... with our powers combined we are GARBAGE WARRIORS!

Bottle bricks organized into boxes by color

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FAQs:

How many tires, cans, and bottles did you use?

We have estimated about 800 tires; 15,000 cans; and 3,000 glass bottles.
Did you have any issues with the town or your community?

Luckily, no! Our town was wonderful with this process. We really didn't face any roadblocks with our build, besides the state law of having this giant conventional septic system. Since most of the water is used and contained in the house the 330-gallon-a-day tank we had to install is overkill. Our neighbors and community members appear to like us and our earthship!

Why did you do this?

Because it's a neat concept, very rewarding, and just makes a lot of sense. It is self-sustaining and we want to feel safe and independent. We are young, don't have a family yet, have summers off both being teachers, and just decided to go for it!