UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet

#UBC #researchers are launching the world’s first #mushroom-powered #waterless #toilet, the #MycoToilet, at the UBC #Botanical #Garden on September 26.

The prototype turns human waste into nutrient-rich #compost using #mycelia—the root networks of mushrooms—and features a modern, #sustainable design that can be dropped into parks, remote communities and areas without #plumbing.

https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2025/ubc-launches-worlds-first-mushroom-powered-waterless-toilet

#green #sewage #nature #eco

UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet

#UBC #researchers are launching the world’s first #mushroom-powered #waterless #toilet, the #MycoToilet, at the UBC #Botanical #Garden on September 26.

The prototype turns human waste into nutrient-rich #compost using #mycelia—the root networks of mushrooms—and features a modern, #sustainable design that can be dropped into parks, remote communities and areas without #plumbing.

https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2025/ubc-launches-worlds-first-mushroom-powered-waterless-toilet

#green #sewage #nature #eco

The nationalisation (temporary or otherwise) of Thames Water makes ever more sense.

Now the controlling creditors are demanding relief from sewage & pollution regulations for up to 15 years to help them 'rescue' TW... given part of the problem with TW's it is past lack of care for & pollution of water courses, this surely must be the final nail in the coffin of continued private ownership & the draining of funds from TW's customer base.

#water #sewage #ThamesWater

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/02/thames-water-lenders-submit-new-rescue-plan-to-stave-off-collapse

The total length of sewer pipes in Japan that have so far been found to need rapid action stands at about 300 kilometers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/sewers-rapid-action/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sewage #water

An expert panel has concluded that a sinkhole that swallowed a truck in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, in January was created due to corrosion of a sewer pipe by hydrogen sulfide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/saitama-sinkhole-cause/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sinkholes #saitama #yashio #sewage #motohiroono

Four male workers were confirmed dead after falling into a manhole in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday morning, fire authorities said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/02/japan/saitama-manhole-four-dead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #sewage #water