Arborloos for Everyone!
The "arborloo" is a system in which both urine and faeces are
deposited in a shallow pit. When it is nearly full, it is topped off
with soil and allowed to digest and decompose for several months. At
that time, trees are planted in the topsoil. Preliminary
experimentation has shown that fruit trees and trees raised for
firewood grow well. Early experimentation with growing food is also
positive with yields enhanced. (from Closing the loop in wastewater management and sanitation -- an international symposium)
Arborloos were my favorite example of our motto, "Turning problems into
solutions.". Arborloos help solve three problems:
- They solve a sanitation problem;
- They help us solve the deforestation problem; and
- They contribute to solving the malnutrition problem.
- The value of human feces
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