A research team from Finland confirmed the effectiveness of an inexpensive, organic and abundant fertilizer – human urine. In a study scheduled to be published in late October, researchers took human ...

Kim Nace is co-founder of the Rich Earth Institute, an organization developing ways to turn human urine into fertilizer.

Kayan and other farm partners also observed higher yields and/or more robust growth and color in the urine-treated plots relative to those treated with conventional synthetic fertilizer; however, the ...

In sum, urine has many useful nutrients for plant life and is generally a healthy fertilizer. It is only social convention and misplaced laws against urinating in public that shame us for doing ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Researchers at the University of Florida are developing new technologies to transform urine into fertilizer for the school's football field. Produced by Christine ...

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 ...

While there may be public perception issues related to using fertilizer derived from human urine and feces, establishing a circular economy between food consumption and agriculture will be ...

In sum, urine has many useful nutrients for plant life and is generally a healthy fertilizer. It is only social convention and misplaced laws against urinating in public that shame us for doing ...