These homes can function independently and completely off the grid, and are also sustainable and friendly to planet Earth.
Earthships are built with natural and recycled materials like tires, bottles and cans with energy conservation in mind. Earthships are uniquely designed to produce water, electricity and food for the people that live in them. Earthships don’t have utility bills because they are 100 percent off the grid, capturing water and producing electricity with solar and wind energy methods.
Basehart explains the water is used in a cycle first for drinking, showering and then flushing toilets. Then that greywater is used to water plants that generate food.