Comments (22)
07 Nov 2010 19:40 AEST
From: Melbourne
great thought
This is great work of art and I beleive if everyone starts building houses with renewable waste, global warming will be no more.Amazing idea and would like to see more houses build like that. Houses constructed with rubbish waste are not only cheaper but saves atmosphere.
22 Oct 2010 15:05 AEST
From: Narrabeen
People like this makes me hopeful
How beautiful the labour of love of this couple. Thanks Giovanna for this great story. That's somewhere in Rio de Janeiro, isn't it? I could pick on their accent. I will be sharing this video with all my family and friends in Brasil. Thanks guys!
26 Aug 2010 12:06 AEST
From: western australia
positive thinker
love to get a copy of this on dvd I would show the local shire as I have shares in the local tip and have two old cottages that I am renovating its a great way to enjoy life ,, retirment super unemployment getting old mm well start now and semi retire live on less have a small home and become creative , share a world of wisdom with others want to save the world its simple give share have less and slow down
26 Aug 2010 10:14 AEST
From: Berkhamsted UK
24 Aug 2010 13:10 AEST
From: Melbourne
Check out Earthships
Missed the piece unfortunately, but this sounds a lot like Earthships to me. A guy called Michael Reynolds is developing houses made from recycled materials such as bottles cans and car tires in the Arizonan desert and they are completely off-grid and re-use the water about 4 or 5 times. Check out the Earthship website: http://earthship.com/ and a local group in Melbourne that is building some Earthships at CERES (a community education centre): http://earthship.net.au/
24 Aug 2010 13:08 AEST
From: ballinger
recyling - what a fantastic option - house building
this program was music to my ears - in 1960's my parents were sub-contracts to the local council. their work was to use their truck to collect the rubbish from bins on the kerbside in bordertown, south australia. as a child i was made aware of the incredible amount of waste.......... on the abc radio "Keeping Australia Beautiful" admitted that 1 house produces enough rubbish to fill 2 houses in 1 year! i am a passionate recycler - in the house and work; what a fantastic program george!
23 Aug 2010 11:19 AEST
From: keysborough, Melbourne
23 Aug 2010 11:19 AEST
From: Qld
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