Turn human waste into cheap coal for human daily life

In Kenya, human solid waste is being made by a company that makes a good, long-burning, special charcoal for sale to the poor in Nakuru City in the Rift Valley for cooking and heating goods. day.

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Solid waste is collected by city environmental workers from household septic tanks and transferred to the drying area. They were then removed to process carbonization in the kiln with sawdust at a temperature of 300 degrees Celsius. Eventually, the bile was added to act as a binder to create a sphere-shaped mixture.

After being dried, these briquettes are sold for USD 0.5 per kg.

According to John Irungu, the plant manager said, all volatile elements, harmful gases are removed and make sure the briquettes do not stink.

The project of turning human waste into coal in addition to providing fuel, also aims to protect the environment and improve sanitation in poor areas of the city.