Poop: It actually IS Good For Something!

Did you know that there is a way to turn biosolids (aka sewage sludge- the leftovers after the treatment of sewage and wastewater) into soil, fertilizer, and fuel?

A company called N-Viro has figured out how to do that, and has been doing it since 1993.

http://www.nviro.com

I have read the entire site through and it is very interesting. I would love to raise awareness for such a great company. More cities need to start doing this! Please, take a minute and read it for yourself.

The fuel they create, called N-Viro Fuel, is an amazing alternative energy source. Obviously it is a highly renewable energy source, as they are converting waste to energy and I’m sure we’re all aware that waste is continually created. N-Viro Fuel is a ‘clean coal’- it is similar to coal in its physical characteristics. N-Viro is an opportunity fuel. Opportunity fuels are fuels that can be used to generate energy but are not usually used for this purpose. Opportunity fuels are actually a more cost-effective energy source than natural gas.

Besides their fuel, N-Viro also makes N-Viro soil, which is used agriculturally but also spans to other areas, such as landfill cover and land reclamation projects. It is actually a pretty cool process, how they convert the biomass into soil. You really should check it out for yourself at their site so you can see the pictures.
http://www.nviro.com

N-Viro also makes Bio-Dry, which are the solids left over after waste water treatment that is further processed to remove harmful pathogens, resulting in a safe, nutrient-rich fertilizer; and Bio-Blend, which is an accelerated compost.

Here is a video that explains some of the how’s and why’s of what N-Viro is doing. I encourage you to watch it, it is less than four minutes long and amazingly informative.