Waste on the Ark. This is Ken Ham, author, speaker, and blogger on why we can trust the Bible. When many people think of living on an ark with several thousand animals for a year, they wonder, what did Noah and his family do with all the animal waste? After all, these animals may have produced 11 tons of waste a day. Well, there were several ways to deal with this. Caged floors could have been slatted, allowing waste to fall beneath. Or sloped floors could have forced the waste into gutters that flowed into pits. These could have been emptied overboard. Now, it wouldn't have smelled nice on board, but until modern times, most people lived with their farm animals. They likely got used to the odor quickly. Although the time on the Ark wouldn't have been easy, it certainly was doable. It certainly happened. To learn more about life on the Ark, go to our award-winning website, answersingenesis.org. You'll be encouraged with solid answers when you visit us at answersingenesis.org.