North Korea's 1,100-Pound Poop Quota Sparks Toilet Turf Wars

In North Korea, citizens face a 1,100-pound human waste quota, leading to violent 'toilet turf wars' as they scramble to meet fertilizer demands. Desperate individuals resort to stealing feces from public restrooms and neighbors, resulting in axe fights and public toilet raids. One resident lamented, 'There's no other country where people fight over human feces.'
The annual 'compost battle' has escalated, with residents engaging in physical altercations over human waste. In Unsan County, a factory worker attempting to steal feces from a neighbor's latrine was attacked with a shovel, leading to both men being hospitalized. Such incidents highlight the extreme measures citizens take to fulfill government-imposed quotas.
Despite the average person producing only 312 pounds of feces annually, North Korean adults are mandated to collect 1,100 pounds each by January 20, forcing many into desperate and dangerous actions to meet these unattainable targets.