stackyFACTSWe don't actually filter the sewage out of your toilet water; we just feed it to microbes. Activated sludge treatment plants churn human waste in highly oxygenated vats full of aggressively hungry bacteria. These microscopic janitors eat the organic material, get fat, and sink to the bottom, leaving clear water up top.
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