Urban Blog

Here is another methane generator post that solves a more pressing problem than messy dog parks. Guess what a Human Waste Bioreactor is.
 
It’s a system that puts the tank under an outhouse to work. The waste may not be clean, but the methane gas that rises out of it is. Leroy Mwasaru and four friends invented the reactor to solve sanitary and fuel problems at their school, Maseno School in Kenya. It keeps waste out of community water sources and provides a safer alternative to firewood.
 
For the rest of the story with diagrams and pictures of the building process, visit the Sparked Innovation blog. Thanks goes to Inhabitat’s Charley Cameron for the news.