One of the most remarkable agricultural practices adopted by any civilized people is the centuries-long and well nigh universal conservation and utilization of all human waste in China, Korea and ...

For some eco-pioneers, solving the sludge problem means getting their hands dirty, writes Catherine Price from Grist, part of the Guardian Environment Network From Grist, part of the Guardian ...

Dirk Wurst (not his real name), his bushy red Afro (not his real hair) bouncing in the wind, wearing his trademark pink coveralls (that'll confuse 'em), is heading out to his front yard on his ...

Poop is a sensitive issue in Durango, where scientific studies recently proved that too much human feces is flowing into the Animas River downstream to Farmington. The Durango City Council is ...

A third of the global population doesn’t have access to a loo but forget water-flush ones – composting ‘humanure’ is an easy and viable solution Most people don’t know how easy it is to compost human ...

Isn’t Human Manure Taboo? First, let me give credit to Joseph Jenkins and the Humanure Handbook for introducing us to the simplicity, resilience and the wisdom of using a dry composting toilet. Let’s ...

Nance Klehm is dealing with a lot of crap. Literally. Somewhere in Chicago, her collection of over 1,500 gallons of human waste is slowly turning into compost. The excrement will complete its two-year ...

Poo to Peaches: permaculture, composting, and yes, humanure. All three of our guests on today’s program are certified permaculture designers and two were speakers at the last years Permaculture ...

Part 3 of Grist’s special series on poop. Laura Allen, a 33-year-old teacher from Oakland, California, has a famous toilet. To be honest, it’s actually a box, covered in decorative ceramic tiles, ...