Cultural Origins of Japan’s Premodern Night Soil Collection System
Night soil collecting was practiced to different extents wherever urbanization developed. For example, Japan relied on human waste as fertilizer to the point it became a profitable business, while in most Western countries it was considered a necessary evil. What is the reason behind such different...
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| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Worldwide Waste |
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| Online Access: | https://www.worldwidewastejournal.com/articles/42 |