How Austin, Texas, turns its sewage into soil

The journey from stool to sod.

How to turn a city's poop into dirt. Illustration by Rafael Alvarez

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Ian Moede, environmental program coordinator at Austin Water

The city of Austin, Texas, has been producing Dillo Dirt, a soil made of sewage and yard waste, since 1989. We were among the first U.S. cities with a municipal composting project....CLICK HERE