Excrement is a taboo topic in Western culture, but these recycled poop innovations show just how beneficial this waste product can be. From manure building blocks to entire homes made of poop, developing countries have long used feces as a sustainable building material.
Recycled poop innovations aren't just found in developing countries, however. California dairy farmers have developed poop-powered 18-wheelers, and in South Korea, muskrat dung is used to make a beneficial antibiotic.
Implications - The economic crisis is something that still affects the majority of consumers to this day. Buyers are always looking for products and services that makes use of products that they have easy access to. Businesses can benefit from this trend by providing services that provide this desire of recycled products.
25 Recycled Poop Innovations
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Poop Coffee
Ultra Luxury Coffee Excreted From Animals
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Street Poop Art
NYC Sprinkle Brigade
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Pooptastic Jewelry
Moose Poop Necklace by Glenn and Heidi Reed is Fecal Fantastic
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Manure Building Bricks
Eco-Friendly Construction Materials Made from Cow Dung
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Dung Doors & Windows
Bindeshwar Pathak's Poop Depot
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Holiday Poop Pendants
Miller Park Zoo Creates Reindeer Droppings Necklaces
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Prized Poop
Vanillin Wins Ig Nobel Chem Prize
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Manure Furnaces
Combustion Heater Turns Cow Dung Into Energy
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Animal Poo Coffee Knock-Offs (FOLLOW-UP)
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Pooptastic Street Art
The Sprinkle Brigade Makes Delightful Displays Out of Dog Feces
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Bacteria Biofuel
LS9 Genetically Engineered E. Coli Poops Biodiesel
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Energy-Generating Commodes
The Made-From-Poo Loowatt Turns Waste Into Watts
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Paper from Poop
Sri Lankan Elephant Dung is Medium for Mr. Ellie Pooh Products
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Poop-Powered Zoos
The Toronto Zoo Turns Elephant Poo into Usable Power
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Craptastic Cosmetics
Chicken Poop Lip Goop
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Scientists Make Vanilla Out of Cow Dung
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Elephant Poo Paper
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When Nature Calls Uganda
Biogas From Human Poo
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Pet Poop Recycling
The Bokashi Pet Cycle Fermenting System Turns Pet Feces into Top-Notch Soil
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Poo as a Present
PoopSenders.com Lets You Ship From Species of Your Choice
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Cow Pie-Powered Cars
Dairy Farmers Pioneer Biomethane-Powered 18-Wheel Trucks
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Fart-Powered Art
Nairobi Colony Uses Methane to Power Forges and Kilns
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Energy from Manure
Biogas Technology Uses Cow Poop to Create Power
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Cow Dung Innovation
Scientists Transform Cow Dung Into Fiberboard
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Antibiotics from Excrement
Muskrat Feces Contains Bacteria Killer and Insecticide
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