Gardeners love a good secret, especially one that turns waste into something wildly useful. Hidden in plain sight sits one of ...

New research shows human urine can be efficiently transformed into nutrient-rich fertilizer using low-energy technology. The ...

University of Surrey scientists are working to improve urine flow — but not in the setting you likely expect. The ...

In a UK first, a new forest is set to be grown with fertilized nutrients recovered from urine collected at music festival ...

BRATTLEBORO, Vermont — In Lissa Schneckenburger's garden in Brattleboro, Vermont, the tomatoes seem happy; so do the bees. And the reason may be because of how she enriches the garden – with her own ...

Scientists show how human urine can be transformed into nutrient-rich fertilizer, cutting energy use in wastewater treatment.

The production of mineral based fertilizers requires a significant amount of energy and relies in part on non-renewable resources such as phosphate rock. Furthermore, the price of mineral fertilizer ...

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 ...

A Vermont organization is turning human urine into fertilizer that is being used on a half-dozen farms in that state and would like to expand the service into New Hampshire. “We have people who are ...

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 ...

In the last century, synthetic fertilizers have changed the face of the planet. The current world population might be halved if not for this useful development. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Dear Grossed: No one’s pissing on your nugs – not for growing purposes, at least. But this isn’t a complete urban legend: In theory, human urine could be used as a fertilizer for cannabis because it’s ...