The GOOD 100: Humble Pile
- Posted by: Eric Smillie
- on October 13, 2009 at 5:00 am
Crap Caper: Chicago’s illegal cache of human waste is tomorrow’s gardening gold.
In an undisclosed storage area in Chicago, Nance Klehm has a hidden stockpile of human excrement. When the 1,500-gallon stash finishes its two-year composting cycle next summer, it will be soil as rich as any you could buy at the store—a gardener’s black gold. If it’s discovered by the authorities before then, it’ll be deemed hazardous and removed. The hoard belongs to Humble Pile…
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No, seriously, I looked a couple of different ways. I knew some places that were already official destinations (Salton Sea, Berkeley Pit) and then searched for unofficial ones (Centralia). Then I thought, what are some biggies that I’d like to see? And the largest landfill and plastic vortex came out at the top of the list.
I would be psyched to visit Chernobyl!