On Hand

From Toilet Flush to City Bus


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The search for efficient, renewable fuels has led one transit system in West Michigan straight to the toilet. On today's pod, Stateside producer April Van Buren travels to the city of Grand Rapids to learn how they are turning human waste into fuel to help power its bus fleet.

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