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25 Tons of Pigeon Poo Found in Medieval Monument
A powerful, custom-built machine was used to suck up the massive, mushy mess that had accumulated to nearly three feet in depth.
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Takket
(21,425 posts)I think "25 tons of pigeon poo in medieval monument" is also the GOP 2016 platform.
Sounds like it's just that party and what passes for brains with them.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)Whilst weve removed other massive blockages such giant fatbergs in sewers, we have never seen such a monumental mass of festering feces before..."
And then I googled. UGH.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/06/fatberg-london-sewer-grease-blockage
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I discovered that word from the same story. "Ewwwww" doesn't even start to cover it.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)I love Marty but he makes a mess. :/
Renew Deal
(81,803 posts)ND-Dem
(4,571 posts)However in what environmental groups call a "win-win" development waste fat is now being used to generate renewable energy. McDonald's collects more than 600,000 litres of used cooking oil from its London restaurants each year, converting it to biodiesel to run half its fleet of lorries. London mayor Boris Johnson is pressing for waste fat to be used to run London's buses.
By capturing it right here in London and turning it into biodiesel we could provide 20% of the fuel needed to power London's entire bus fleet while saving thousands of tonnes of CO2 and creating hundreds of new jobs. There is huge potential to unlock the value in used cooking oil and turn it to our economic advantage," Johnson said last week.
One consortium plans to generate 130 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable electricity each year enough to run 39,000 average homes by burning 30 tonnes a day of fat, oil and grease. The oils will be collected from food outlets and manufacturers, and solidified grease will be harvested from "fat traps" installed in restaurant, hospital, stadium and factory kitchens. Thames Water has agreed to buy half the electricity to run London's largest sewerage works at Beckton.
Animal fats and vegetable oil, lard, grease, butter and margarine, food scraps and dairy products all contribute to blocked drains, "fatbergs" and sewer blockages. Waste disposal units do not remove fats.
AND DON'T PUT WET WIPES DOWN THE TOILET, FOLKS
lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)jmowreader
(50,453 posts)I recommend filling it with gravel.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)every one and every bird, has to "go" somewhere.