Human waste production

Posted by stephenhinton on July 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

GIVEN THAT The average human produces 500 litres of urine and 50 litres of faeces a year.

And GIVEN THAT The average bucket holds ten litres.

SUPPOSE  you separate the urine and faces in a separating toilet that has a 10 litre bucket for the urine and the faeces.

CALCULATE How often in a year you should empty the following

1) the urine bucket

2) the faeces bucket

Give the answer as number of times a year and number of times a week/month.

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