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Peecycling--immodest and icky but could it save the planet?

jeannettecoopermanjeannettecooperman Posts: 6
in Problem solving
Hi! We adore GW so I am bringing this odd question to our fellow aficionados. Just read that urine, which contains nitrogen and phosphorus and other nutrients plants need, could help replace fertilizer. Waste not, want not? My husband's refusing thus far...also concerned about how acidic it is. Wondered what you all think?
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2022
    Well, it’s not a new idea … Bob Flowerdew has long advocated recycled beer, wine and cider as a marvellous addition to the compost heap … and in my experience recycled tea and coffee is just as good. 

    We just need to scale it all up … 

    Combine the our pee output with the Council’s green waste scheme …

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Dovefromabove said:

    Combine the our pee output with the Council’s green waste scheme …

    That's going to make bin days an olfactory experience 🤣

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • jeannettecoopermanjeannettecooperman Posts: 6
    Thank you! We're over here in the shoot-em-up US, so there is no green waste scheme. But we can start our own!
  • jeannettecoopermanjeannettecooperman Posts: 6
    As for bin days, the article said to add a little white vinegar to the jar!!!! neutralizes the odor!
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    I turned my compost this morning and noticed it was quite dry so I've started my own recycling scheme using a bucket in the downstairs loo  :)
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. 

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    I first thought the title of this discussion was about "peeing whilst cycling". Why not? :*
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Whatever floats your boat @Papi Jo 😉 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ManderMander Posts: 349
    I read about the concept of a toilet and sewer system designed to do just this years ago. I suppose it would be a challenge to implement but it's always baffled me why we tend not to try things like this until there's no other option, yet for centuries people used methods like this to keep their crops growing. I guess it's cheaper to mine rocks than it is to recycle human waste but it seems absurd. 
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/20/peecycling-could-donating-your-urine-to-farmers-help-feed-the-world

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    "Night soil" was a thing right up until the widespread introduction of flush toilets and sewer systems.

    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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