Cooking on gas: Loowatt at the Urban Physic Garden
Loowatt toilet at the Urban Physic Garden
The toilet bowl is "made from royal horse poop, sourced from the Queen's cavalry"
At last, I made it down to the Urban Physic Garden in Bankside yesterday – sadly, its final day – determined to see for myself the amazing Loowatt, “a revolutionary waterless toilet system that creates local economies around waste treatment”.
Handy information about the Loowatt system on the inside of the toilet door...
Bio-gas storage behind the loo
Since June, the Loowatt anaerobic digester has been producing a steady supply of biogas, used for cooking al fresco lunches at the Physic Garden’s café.
The anaerobic digester tank
The Loowatt system powers gas cooking in the Garden's outdoor kitchen
Can we install one at Brixton Reuse Centre and manage human waste to cook our meals? I’m going to investigate…
