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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

of your septic system. Composting toilets stabilize and recycle human manure and toilet paper without using or polluting drinking water. Unlike flush toilets, which treat human manure as waste, a ...

SO you've turned your garden organic, cut your energy bills and increased recycling but are you going far enough to reduce your carbon footprint. Mary Griffin meets a group who are taking their duties ...

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 ...

Everyone does it, but not everyone wants to talk about it; even fewer people want to put it on their yard. But while poo might still be far from an appropriate dinnertime conversation topic, ...