Currently, nutrients flow from farmland, into food, through humans, into septic systems and sewers, and into bodies of water. These are one-way nutrient flows with no recycling of nutrients, i.e., a broken food chain. One-way nutrient flows cause major problems in agriculture, in homes, in groundwater and bodies of water, and in land use. All of these problems can be solved with nutrient recycling.

In agriculture, and gardens, nutrient recycling builds soil fertility. One-way nutrient flows deplete nutrients in the soil, forcing farmers to use commercial fertilizers that consume large quantities of fossil fuels in their production. Commercial fertilizers have no organic matter in them, so soil quality continues to decline, species diversity declines, leading to increased pesticide use, and a general decline in food quality.

In homes, nutrient recycling allows the use of odor-free, waterless, self-sanitizing, composting toilets. One-way nutrient flows require the use of sewage toilets. The only way to move nutrients (human body products) to a septic system or sewer is to suspend them in water, i.e., make sewage. Sewage toilets waste drinking water and are unsanitary nuisances requiring chemicals to sanitize them and constant vigilance to keep children from contacting and playing in them. See Health Hazards Compared.

In ground water, nutrient recycling prevents nutrient pollution by not allowing nutrients to go there. One-way nutrient flows from septic systems (mainly in the form of nitrates), go through groundwater and get into wells where they are a known carcinogen and can cause blue baby syndrome. In bodies of water, one-way nutrient flows cause algae blooms, oxygen depletion, a decline in species diversity, and general contamination of the human food chain.  

Regarding land use, nutrient recycling allows smaller lot sizes, in-fill growth, and the use of marginal more beautiful, lands. Septic systems dictate that lots have access by a septage hauler, have areas set aside for contamination by sewage in perpetuity, and be of sufficient size to cause some nitrate dilution before the nitrates enter drinking water wells. Minimum ownership requirements for a lot with a septic system (usually 1 acre, but sometimes 3, 5, or 10 acres) combined with sub-soil percolation requirements (direct nitrate pollution), forces the loss of farmland to development (the best farmland has the "best" perc rates). These requirements do not eliminate pollution and they do raise the cost of development because of inefficient land use and future liabilities. See links, OSDS report, sustainable land use listing.

NutriCycle Systems allow humans to play a constructive role in natural systems, instead of destroying them. With the NutriCycle System, you can "feel good about going!"