Innovation in food production can come from unusual sources -- and use unusual materials such as sewage.
Humans pee! Yep, and a lot. And wastewater treatment has become BIG systems.
But the story of sewage isn't a simple one.
Sewer treatment is necessary because our urine collects all the waste chemicals from our medications and foods and drinks...and it goes back into our water system.
Those New Yorkers are innovative! They are developing an open source innovation project to develop ideas on how to turn pee into hydroponic farming fertilizer.
Edited by Carolyn Allen, Managing Editor of Solutions For Green
Publication Date:
1/4/2010
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