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A new research review led by Griffith University suggests using human urine as a fertilizer could significantly boost sustainable agriculture—but key health risks and knowledge gaps must be addressed ...

The institute, its partners and others in the sustainability industry see the practice — dubbed “peecycling” — as a cheap, easy and less-destructive method than synthetic fertilizer. Rich Earth ...

As a professional gardener, I’m always seeking out new ways to feed my plants. I have steeped nettles in old buckets to brew a nitrogen-rich foliar feed, hoarded banana skins from the trash for a ...

The reuse of human urine would allow for the production of sustainable fertilizers for urban agriculture, with significant environmental benefits. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the ...

Startups like VunaNexus are developing tech to harvest urine and turn it into a natural alternative to synthetic fertilizer.

A select number of toilets in Europe are doing double duty: collecting human waste and then turning the urine component into ...

In extreme environments, even the most ordinary tasks can seem like unsurmountable challenges. Because of such difficulties, humanity has, for the most part, settled on grounds that were favorable for ...

Gardeners love a good secret, especially one that turns waste into something wildly useful. Hidden in plain sight sits one of the most nutrient-rich, cost-free fertilizers available, yet it rarely ...

To test the pee’s efficacy, a team from the UK’s University of Birmingham and France’s L’Institut Agro Montpellier grew four spinach crops over one year—two using different doses of stored human urine ...

Rich Earth Institute sends a pump truck out to donors’ homes to collect urine to treat and turn into fertilizer. When Peter Stickney walks along his cow paddocks in the morning, he notes the scattered ...