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For those worried about the cost of compost

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I remember seeing racing horse shttt sold at a premium price. I bet that worked even faster! The rocking horse variety can be a little dry, though.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    People could produce their own if they cared to - save the Water companies whittering about too much sewage to cope with  ;)
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Ah, the night soil men of old!
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    philippasmith2 said:
    People could produce their own if they cared to - save the Water companies whittering about too much sewage to cope with  ;)
    If I can get £20 a bag for it then I could afford to start eating double rations to up production too. :)

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    If you are plenty of hot curry, you could charge even more for its slug discouraging properties
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Palustris said:
    Ah, the night soil men of old!
    Know what you mean but actually not that old -  the previous owner of a place I bought in the mid 90's did actually use the filtered contents of the septic tank on the garden and had been doing so for some 30 years !!  As I understood it, the surrounding fields also got the same treatment.
    Does make you wonder tho why we don't find a way these days to make use of such a valuable resource - admittedly once we've learned not to put all the other stuff down the loo  ;)
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    wild edges said:
    philippasmith2 said:
    People could produce their own if they cared to - save the Water companies whittering about too much sewage to cope with  ;)
    If I can get £20 a bag for it then I could afford to start eating double rations to up production too. :)

    Perhaps you could become a S**t Influencer on the Internet @wild edges.  They seem to have them for everything else and at least it could be classed as Green ( or brown )  :D
  • Winston_The_Gravity_ManWinston_The_Gravity_Man Posts: 263
    I suspect, @philippasmith2, that it's because of human pathogens that won't be killed except by heat and because of other chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other stuff that can't be broken down by 'natural' means.  For example, look at the problems they say oestrogen supplements have caused in the water supply by lowering human sperm counts, and probably in other critters too :(
    When there's always biscuits in the tin, where's the fun in biscuits ?
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Winston_The_Gravity_Man said:
    I suspect, @philippasmith2, that it's because of human pathogens that won't be killed except by heat and because of other chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other stuff that can't be broken down by 'natural' means.  For example, look at the problems they say oestrogen supplements have caused in the water supply by lowering human sperm counts, and probably in other critters too :(
    Aye - that's why I said about "finding a way " - if sewage contamination is such a huge environmental issue ( which it obviously is ), then at least making some attempt to look into the options shouldn't be beyond science.  It just depends how serious we are about looking into possibilities.
    Re the oestrogen question, yes that has been proven to cause problems in the aquatic systems but seems not to have had much impact on humans.  People have ways offered to them to reproduce if natural ways are impossible but your average salmon  ( to name one ) is unlikely to get an appointment to discuss it's reproductuve problems. 
    Any joking aside tho, human sewage is worth some research considering the amount we produce. 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I think the trouble is, we voluntarily and involuntary ingest so much inorganic sh%%e , anything produced would be considered to contaminated .
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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