We all know our crcops are grown using fertilizer, which is either made out of chemicals or animal wastes. But what if I tell you that maybe just maybe the farmer used a different type of waste. What if I say human? That’s right human wastes or as what they’d call it Biosolids. Biosolids are now used as fertilizer in different parts of the world.
Where do biosolids go? Well our wastes are burned so that there wouldn’t be a build up in our sewers. Why burn it if it could still be re-used? Research has shown that in Ontario around 300,000 tonnes of biosolids are collected each year. Out of 300,000tonnes, 40% of those biosolids are beneficial for our crops; which could cover up tp 15 000 hectares of land. A lot of people though disagree to such thing mainly because of
Obviously these wastes are treated before used. Chemicals that could be harmful to our health and also getting rid of the smell.
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Since we’re all about going green and helping reduce waste in the world, I think that using biosolids as fertilizer is one way to reduce waste.
Besides farmers, I think that the government should also be interested in this. They could use it to fertilize plants in the park or on the streets.
Maybe it wouldn’t be so appetizing to others if they knew that the vegetable or fruit that they’re eating was grown using human waste. It has been said that biosolids are far way better than chemical fertilizers.
This may be disturbing to some people but I thnik that by using Biosolid as fertilization would help reduce our wastes. It helps both humans and also the environment.
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