Researchers say human urine – or peecycling – could be a liquid gold alternative to chemical fertilizers. Fabien Esculier, a researcher at the OCAPI research program in France, told Euro News that ...

Human urine could well become the gold of cities. A study reveals its untapped potential for fertilizing urban crops while protecting the environment. Scientists from ICTA-UAB have demonstrated that ...

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 ...

Many of us want a lush, green, thriving lawn, but along with the right choice of grass and good mowing habits, it's important to decide which fertilizer is best to use. There's one option that's ...

Research has emerged showing that nitrogen in human urine can be converted into expensive fertilizer while also increasing electricity production efficiency. This technology solves both hygiene and ...

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 ...

For centuries, humans have treated urine as waste, flushing it away without a second thought. But what if this everyday byproduct could play a role in growing tomorrow's food? In rural Vermont, a ...

It is indispensable fertilizer in agriculture, but "Fertilizer"From the sanitary point of view there are parts that are hard to use for food, so chemically synthesized fertilizer has been said to be ...

A pilot project at Kolkata's Eden Gardens is using human urine as fertilizer. Diluted urine, dubbed 'Sabita,' is piped to plants in a designated area. If successful, the project will expand throughout ...

The growing need for food has led to a rising demand for fertilizers—especially nitrogen. But making nitrogen fertilizers uses large amounts of fossil fuels, including natural gas, coal, and oil.