San Francisco Is So Conservation Conscious ...

[+ Avalon]

That they have no flush toilets. It's called the sidewalk. ;-)))

 

I just heard that on the radio.

 

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Why can't they use the poop for fertilizer?

[+ honcho]

You must be listening to KNBR, @Avalon ...

[+ Avalon]

You must be listening to KNBR, @Avalon ...

 

Not familiar with it.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNBR

[rvwnsd]

That they have no flush toilets. It's called the sidewalk. ;-)))

 

I just heard that on the radio.

 

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Why can't they use the poop for fertilizer?

Because Milwaukee thought of doing that first.

[+ Avalon]

Because Milwaukee thought of doing that first.

 

Thanks! Milwaukee has Lake Michigan. San Francisco could use the Bay.

[Rudynate]

Because Milwaukee thought of doing that first.

 

 

Milorganite is an amazing lawn fertilzer. You're not supposed to use it for food crops because of the heavy metal content. Another down side is that there is a faint odor of sewage for a few days after applying.

[rvwnsd]

Thanks! Milwaukee has Lake Michigan. San Francisco could use the Bay.

I believe San Francisco discharges the treated water into the ocean from its treatment plant near Lake Merced.

 

Milorganite is an amazing lawn fertilzer. You're not supposed to use it for food crops because of the heavy metal content. Another down side is that there is a faint odor of sewage for a few days after applying.

Oh, I remember THAT controversy. At one point, there was a push for Chicago to do something similar but that died when the heavy metal content of Milorgaite was brought up.

[s1conrad]

SF's Tenderloin has more public restrooms than any other part of the city....there also called doorways.

[mike carey]

Sydney Water has a program to feed waste water through digestors and use the solid waste for crop and pasture lands in the west of the state. There are strict tests for things like heavy metals.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-07/sydney-waste-turned-biosolids-fertiliser-helps-nsw-drought-soil/9931664