Scientists are using worms that eat human waste to turn toilet waste into compost, but parasitic eggs can survive the process

• PC: AI GeneratedTiger worm toilets are designed to turn human waste into vermicompost using worms that feed on and break down organic material.
• The approach can reduce the amount of waste that builds up in a toilet and has been studied as a form of non-sewered sanitation.
• Researchers tested whether tiger worms could destroy Ascaris eggs under conditions designed to replicate a tiger worm toilet.