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Something that bugs me: How much human poop is generated worldwide every day and where does it go?? Why isn’t some of it used as fertilizer, or is it?
by Razengan 5y ago
Something that bugs me: How much human poop is generated worldwide every day and where does it go??
Why isn’t some of it used as fertilizer, or is it?
- cronix 5y agoThe UK is importing human waste from the Netherlands to be used as fertilizer. I guess they don't eat enough in the UK to produce what they need locally? Odd thing to need to import! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/02/sewage-sludge-containing-human-waste-uk https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/02/sewage-s...
- freshpots 5y agohttps://www.epa.gov/biosolids https://www.epa.gov/biosolids
- unquietcode 5y agoIt is used as fertilizer, often not for food consumption. You would be depressed to know how many horrible things are to be found in human excrement, including pharmaceuticals, plastics, fire retardants, etc. To me the greatest use of human waste would be carbon sequestration. Think about it: we have an existing network of pipelines directly from every house to a centralized facility that can collect, dry, and [optionally] store that output in the soil or elsewhere for many years.