we should embrace the world rather than feel we are separate from it.

So timely!
In re. to poop being a waste: I'm glad you mentioned a couple of use cases. Indeed, poop is not waste. It's used in alternative "C" therapies. Same goes for urine which has all the electrolytes the human body needs. Well, if we bare in mind that we're living in an inverted reality, Earl Nightingale's (the Uguisu in a human avatar ;) words resonate deeply.