BBC: Human waste is being used as fertiliser across fields in Cheshire. United Utilities has spent two-and-a-half years attempting to turn sewage into odourless fertiliser pellets in a bid to boost crop yields. The technique has been developed in Ellesmere Port’s waste water treatment works and is being used on maize and rape seed crops. Dr Son Le, of United Utilities, said: “We could be eating vegetables grown from our waste. That’s sustainable.” ‘Easy to …