Festivalgoers' Urine to Fertilize Trees in Brecon Beacons Restoration Scheme
Scientists are using urine collected from 700 attendees at last year's Boomtown Festival to fertilize 4,500 trees in a restoration scheme at Brecon Beacons National Park, exploring innovative ways to repurpose waste.
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Fertiliser made from human urine to help grow new forest
Scientists behind a project to turn human wee into plant fertiliser hope to grow their first forest.
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Fertiliser created from waste produced in block of toilets used by 700 revellers at Boomtown festival last year Scientists are aiming to grow 4,500 trees at a national park with the help of fertiliser made from urine collected from festivalgoers. The fertiliser was created by Bristol-based startup NPK Recovery, which connected their unit to a block of toilets used by 700 revellers at Boomtown festival in Hampshire in July last year. Continue reading...
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Read full article →How scientists will use urine collected from festivalgoers in national park project
The urine was collected from a block of toilets used by 700 revellers at Boomtown Festival last year
By Claire Hayhurst and Zoe Head-Thomas
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