01-04-2019 12:46 via dezeen.com

Nicole Moyo's waste-to-energy system will "mobilise communities in informal settlements"

Nicole Moyo's sustainable waste-to-energy infrastructure Ukubutha can be constructed by slum communities to enable them to live self-sufficiently.
Presented at this year's Design Indaba, Ukubutha is a concept system of dome-shaped huts that collect biogas from human waste to turn into energy, and fertiliser for community gardens.
South African urban designer Moyo developed the system to empower low-income communities to create their own energy and waste systems, and provide them with o
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