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Firing up Kenya's local economy with poop charcoal

Ruth Krause
November 28, 2017

In Kenya, human waste is converted into charcoal briquettes used for cooking. The idea may sound disgusting, but it's not. The poop-charcoal is now even firing up the local economy. A kilo of briquettes sells for about 50 US cents.The resulting briquettes have gone through a remarkable transformation.

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