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Poop is gold

At NIOO, we believe there's no such thing as waste. And we like to put our money where our mouth is. With our Poop = Gold project, for example.

Every time you go to the toilet, your poop (feces) literally goes down the drain and so does the water you use to flush.

We're convinced we can do better. Using algae, we extract valuable substances from feces and purify the water to the point where it can safely be put back into the soil.

Day in, day out everyone in the NIOO-building contributes to the succes of this project - literally. So come and 'donate' too!
 


  • More: Ecofactsheet Poop = Gold

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