In the U.S. we are so accustomed to having access to modern toilets and port-a-potties and even outhouses that we tend to take them for granted and don't give even a first thought to whether human waste disposal may be a problem in other parts of the world.
Besides, who wants to think much about pee and poop?
Well, it is a problem elsewhere. In fact, there are as many as 2.5 million people today who lack access to toilets and basic sanitation (See HERE)
And, fortunately, a group of people have thought long and hard about pee and poop, and have devised an ingenious solution:
Their innovation not only provide effective sanitation, but it also enables safe use of human waste as fertilizer.
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