Shit Sandwich

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Did you know your shit is worth its value in gold? It contains the key elements we need to create a sustainable food production system. With every bite, you take in nutrients that feed your body. 99% of these nutrients we excrete again via our pee and poop. If we capture and compost this, we can return those nutrients to our soil. By feeding our depleted soil, we can feed ourselves again.

Shit Sandwich does exactly this. By collecting your shit and creating sandwiches grown on compost from human poop and pee, we create a closed and sustainable food cycle.

Currently, the nutrient input for our food production is running out at a rapid pace. Fertile land is being lost, resulting in a system that depends on chemical fertilizer and pesticides, which leads to a los of biodiversity. Instead of feeding our soil with the nutrients that we create ourselves, we flush them, with our drinking water, down the drain.

A lot of shit is what we need to fix this shit. Although everyone has heard about recycled plastic, electric cars and meat substitutes, the solutions that are hidden in our own shit remain undiscussed.

Shit Sandwich is part of an interdisciplinary foundation: Stichting Rondgang. Through projects like Shit Sandwich and the upcoming documentary ‘Lets talk about shit’, we create awareness and start discussions about the ‘true value’ of our toilet visit. We collaborate with stakeholders, initiate pilots that show it can be done, stimulate research and create political mandate.

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