Well today’s class was really interesting and brought forth
an idea I haven’t ever really contemplated – the idea that we can turn
composting systems into systems that incorporate human waste. It sounds a
little gross to me. But the concept and the why behind it makes totally sense.
We are used to not dealing directly with waste. This type of
system is a way of coming face to face with our waste. Just as I’ve reference
in one of my earlier posts, the more people know the more they value… The same
is true here because people will understand that their waste trail is an
integral part of the community, local environment, and global ecosystem. It is
important not to just flush the toilet and away goes the waste, “Outta sight,
outta mind.”
Florence, our TA, was the one who led the lecture today. She
presented an interest fact that every three months there is an average of 300
pounds of waste generated per person. That is a ton of waste! Also, this year
the world will produce 2.6 trillion pounds of garbage which is equal to
the weight of 7,000 Empire State Buildings.
That is so
crazy to think about. There is no “out” for us to throw our garbage out, when
you think about the planet as a whole.
So these
composting systems, although they seem engineered to not be super gross, it is
a little revolting to me. Hopefully later on I might be more okay with it, but
I am just not sure right now.
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