November 21, 2012

10 Ways to Put Human Waste to Use

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  1. K.p. Singh says:

    NICE

  2. Rhys lloyd says:

    super cool! learned alot from this! make sure to pass it on!

  3. Julie Christian says:

    Awesome Ideas. Im very interested in human waste to methane gas conversion.

  4. CHRIS GOWELO says:

    I can do my own electricity

  5. hilary clinton says:

    this information is very useful :):):):)

  6. Mike jiya says:

    I want to have electricity at home using toilet

  7. fiona says:

    what do you mean by ‘treated’ human waste i.e urine and faeces to make fuel briquettes.
    Is this necessary if the product is to be burnt? thx

  8. Penjem says:

    There are good ideas, Am greatful. Can there be videos of the explanations above.

  9. rachit says:

    thats too much nice n i also want 2 work on it

  10. joe says:

    the BURNING OF HUMAN WASTE HAS INTRIGUED ME. IF THE ENERGY dissipated as heat can be harnessed to do some work then the system would be even greater.

  11. fanna garra says:

    simple steps on converting human waste to methane gas

  12. mahesh says:

    from many days I was thinking of humane waste transform into gas ,as fertilizer ,etc . we can get free energy also ,what if we take a big step to get energy from human waste ,instead of using coal .
    because of this we will not pollute our rivers , it will help I many ways but we have to do more research on it.

  13. poop says:

    you can use it to keep your toilet from flushing.lol

  14. toilet problems says:

    Hi, I do consent your ideasyou’ve present on this post. Toilet problems are always nasty but you have to do, also the repair payment is not cheap. Sometimes I prefer to do the job by myself. Do you still have any other posts about this content?

  15. Ryan says:

    you can also use urine to make saltpeter for use in gunpowder

  16. indrajeet mandal says:

    Its a fantastic & motivating debate shown ,how to utilize a ‘waste’ into a usable sustenance of adaptation.
    So, where the PROBLEM exists…? Human Defecates provides Food-Ingredients to Insects like Ants/Bees/Birds/C’roches /Grasshoppers/Bugs/Fish/Dogs/Jackals etc…etc… It acts as Compost/Manure after rains when it enriches the Soil. Its smell spreads habitat and gives the status of a surrounding. It’s Just Adaptation only… The GOD has created every factor of existence as upon its needs and deeds.
    If it is ‘Force-Stopped’, Human Habitations will get infected and attracted by unwilling virus/bacteria that get their footing from open Wastes. So, Motivating the population is good but it shouldn’t be highlighted as an act-of-embarrassment.
    – Mr.IM/ETL-KOL. 9432096923 / 08617744776.

  17. bILL nUNNEH says:

    STILL WORKING ON A PROJECT FOR A COMMUNITY OF ABOUT 8000 PEOPLE TO USE A SINGLE WASTE DISPOSE….

  18. Eric Sandoval says:

    These and many other inventions can change the world. If even a fraction were used , it could greatly improve our world. What if you scaled bACK ? uSE EVERY AND AND ALL GREEN INVENTION? DESIGN AND BUILD A GREEN COMMUNITY. EVERYTHING FROM THE GROUND UP! FRESH WATER GENERATION AND STORAGE, RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY SAVING DESIGNED HOMES, COMMUNITY GROWING, COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE AND ENVIRONMENT SMART.

    tHE COMMUNITY INVESTS IN THE DESIGN AND BUILDING, AIDED BY GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH!

    cHEW ON IT!

  19. Kwabi Abel Oppong says:

    All these are nice and innovative ways to make life easier.But we must consider the environmental problems it’ll pose and how to curb them…..Thank you

  20. MUKul mani singh says:

    Wastage should be used fully and should be recycled and used. We use our less valuable things first and after that we use our more valuable things. We save our more valuable things. Wastage are lesser valuable and so it is used totally. It is found free and daily. If we use them we will save our valuable fuel etc. Government should do work for that

  21. MUKul mani singh says:

    Plants of cleaning dirty water should be mounted in drainage systems and after filtration the filtered water should be left in rivers. The extracted

  22. we enjoy what you guys have posted here. dont stop the super work!

  23. LIVINGSTONE LOHIA says:

    I very highly appreciate this method of using human waste and turning into something useful. I think it must be applied in India very specially in villages where people go out in the fields for sanitation and pollute the land. I wish toilets are made in villages where all the villagers could go for peeing and pooping in a clean toilet , a good way of collecting human waste. Then produce something useful out of waste. I think it is a brilliant idea. I don’t care what others who criticize this they think. Someday I would like to adopt this idea. By the way I very highly appreciate and encourage Sridevi Govindaraj for coming up this technique. I support her a lot. Indian rural areas desperately need to adopt this technique and make the country cleaner and better.

  24. hi would really appreciate your kind assistance to do the same in my country Kenya. kindly contact me on email Zippyrudisha9@gmail.com or cell no +254728805554.waiting to hear from you soon.regards

  25. Luke Mendes says:

    Nice article. What i like is the Bio toilet that burns the waste and treats the water. The one with the solar panel etc the last image by RTI international.
    I would love to Pilot test this in INdia in some tribal areas.
    Do let em know how i can get more info on it. Im sure it can get a bit more frugal in that design.
    Thanks for the info.

  26. Mahesh Bende says:

    Nice Information.

  27. Sharon Ellis says:

    I know, the world needs to conserve fresh water. These, new alternative methods are bridging gaps in the conventional idealism. The night soil needs to be addressed in the day time.

  28. pairote leetavorn says:

    At 73+, I have been studying, survey, & researching how to get a community, town or city to be self-sufficient in their food, energy, etc. & trying to get an example of my ‘ Dream Project ‘ of ‘ GREEN @ ECO SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY ‘ into Public, especially, those who are poor & needy ……
    I shall try to launch it within 2018 & if it is successful, the poor & needy in every country could have a much & much livelihood of better living & Be Happy.

    Pairote Leetavorn (from ‘ The Land of Smiles ‘, Thailand)

  29. Douglas says:

    insightful, we have a waste problem in Nigeria, and i am pioneering an independent research to solve it. Sewage is directly dumped in rivers, lakes and other gradual moving waters, sometimes canal.

    What advice can you give me.

    My country is Nigeria.

  30. mfransen@ziggo.nl says:

    Using human faeces or animal manure as fertilizer is devastating for health, soil, plants and the water! This is a black market I don’t support at all! The world is in need for a global dung ban.

  31. mfransen@ziggo.nl says:

    Power to the poop: let’s use human waste to run vehicles or as a cooking fire!

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