{"id":292289,"date":"2025-07-26T03:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/292289\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T03:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:41:13","slug":"explained-why-microsoft-is-spending-billions-to-buy-nearly-5-million-metric-tons-of-human-waste-deccan-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/292289\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained | Why Microsoft is spending billions to buy nearly 5 million metric tons of human waste &#8211; Deccan Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi5gFBVV95cUxOQUp5bGdCTnlLdWlaaWNRX2dENGUxeklobGJNV2FoTzdLVGZfX1lDMzNPMmZwcTFyZXh4bXF6Z2NEZlQ3WlRMY09tczlQb0ZwSWljcUV2dVhySFlVWElLSEstRUJ4SWVibXVObm9sMWI1aXRFdmpoYXY2bWlpTWFjMEhtWXd0c0ptZG1wMUZlcXBHaXpaQ2tFU0FXSzR5QkFUQXNwTkF1X0hBWFJ0YjM2bmRDeFE4OHZCaVpEZjN1VHRINFBuV1VsVG9NMUphUWRyYjY0eG9TQTRJN0ltSk9HdllXZnQ3QQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explained | Why Microsoft is spending billions to buy nearly 5 million metric tons of human waste<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Deccan Herald<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMirAFBVV95cUxNbjhzN2ZSbE8teVA3RnRKZEExcGM4SW9vWllDZW92RXc0bklDM2hlcktTZmNSRklNdDFwVjRLVi1neWduYWtoTFQ3R09XWmdyelJRbDlVUnVqUDAyM2xsb3JCSk5Hd1drUUhmYmE1MXdXUGpJVWVQNFBsYmUwM1ZueUtQYW5yNTY1Z1VGSGptNUtsQUdSNXduVUNodXF1Zzg5bmVFS2ZGUl84czdW?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;New Scientist<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMinwFBVV95cUxOLVFlZ3FFdFJwcXpsLXUtcDY3SU1pbEJkcTlkWDhxS24yTnk5NmVHellCWng0VzFsemw3NXV5N2VJcmNMc0JXVzhMV09nYzBtbUJJUXhUQnRKdjBZbFdITjhBQzQtUTMwdVF4dERPaHBPTnJYNFdHWkJ3X2o2M2FQWFF1ZTJDQ0VQNTZQbGNaem5Ka3RMWEdPak5fM3FsbDg?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft\u2019s Plan to Go Green? 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