One Chinese man has gone overboard with his recycling plans.

The unnamed gardener, who lives in Heze, eastern China, used his rooftop terrace to grow vegetables.

Far from clean eating however, the plants are grown in a range of lavatories, reported People's Daily Online.

Pot-ty plants: A man, from Heze in Shandong province, China, grows all his plants in abandoned toilets

The man who came up with the creative recycling idea is believed to be mentally challenged.

Other quirky features in his garden include a shed that he built out of old sofas to raise ducks and a regular toilet.

The gardener's project has not gone unnoticed in the neighbourhood either - he is reportedly using human faeces to fertilise his garden.

Un-clean eating: The mentally disabled gardener also made a shed from old sofas so that he could raise ducks

Many people have already complained of the smell coming from the rooftop garden, especially in the heat of the summer.

In response to the complaints, building maintenance employees have warned the man that the rooftop is a public space.

However, they have had problems communicating with the garden owner due to his disability.

The man's brother has said that he will take responsibility for cleaning up any mess that is left on the roof.

Suspicious smells: Local residents have complained of the odor coming from the rooftop terrace

Growing plants using human excrement is not a new method in China.

According to agroecology.org, human fertiliser or 'nightsoil' has been used in the country for thousands of years.