# Potable Waste Water Bill Gates Drinks Water That Was Converted from Sewer Sludge By Meghan Young | Published 2015-01-07 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waste-water References: [theverge](http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/6/7502271/watch-bill-gates-drink-water-that-used-to-be-human-poop) & [gatesfoundation.org](http://www.gatesfoundation.org/) There have been a fair share of reality survivor shows that hone in on an adventurist drinking his or her own filtered urine to last another day; yet the waste water ingested by Bill Gates is something else entirely. Converted from sewer sludge, the waste water was made potable by a special machine, the Janicki Omniprocessor. Backed by the [Gates Foundation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meituan), the Janicki Omniprocessor is not only able to create [drinkable waste water](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/water-purification-appliance), but also electricity and sterile ash that can be used as fertilizer. The Verge writes, "More than 2.5 billion people on earth have no reliable access to [clean drinking water](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deepwater-well), so the humanitarian implications of such a machine would be immense." It is just hard to imagine that waste water would taste remotely good. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 6% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Potable Waste Water:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing advanced water purification technologies to convert waste water into drinkable water. - **Janicki Omniprocessor:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating multi-functional machines that can convert waste water into drinkable water, generate electricity, and produce sterile ash for fertilizers. - **Clean Drinking Water Access:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing innovative solutions to provide reliable access to clean drinking water for the 2.5 billion people who currently lack it. ### Where This Applies - **Water Purification Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing advanced technologies and systems for purifying waste water and making it safe for consumption. - **Renewable Energy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring ways to efficiently generate electricity from waste water conversion processes. - **Agriculture and Fertilizer:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Investigating methods to create high-quality sterile ash from waste water conversion that can serve as a sustainable fertilizer. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Oceanic Pressure Water Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quenchsea-reel.md) - [Pure Drinking Water Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spout-water.md) - [Drinking Water Home Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atmospheric.md) - [Atmospheric Water Generator Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/watercube100-wc100.md) - [Prebiotic Fiber Waters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newater.md) - [3D-Printed Water Filtration Caps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/filter-caps.md) - [Titanium-Made Water Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grayl-ultrapress-titanium-purifier.md) - [Low-Cost Water Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edrop-water-purifier.md) - [Atmospheric Filtration Water Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atmospheric-water-generator.md)