Designer FALTAZI has come up with a new, extremely green idea for your kitchen. The system is called Ekokook and it makes use of all your kitchen waste. The unit looks like a stainless steel kitchen island with a double sink. Glass, paper, plastics, metals, and other solid waste is separated and smashed down into the smallest size possible. Water is colleted in the double sink where it is then filtered into two pitchers that can then be used to water houseplants. For all of your organic food waste, Ekokook uses actual earthworms to breakdown this garbage. The worms and waste are kept in a drum that slowly rotates and after 3 months the waste is turned into compost. The system also separates out the water waste from the drum, which is then purified and can also be used to water plants. This system seems pretty radical, but with the number of green products today the idea of someone having an Ekokook in their home may not be that far away. (Here is a video explaining the system in further detail, but unfortunately it is in French!)
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