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Liquid Gold
“We all think of human pee as gross and something that ought to be vigorously “cleaned up” or sanitized. However, human urine is actually sterile (unlike faeces, urine is bacteria-free). This liquid by-product of our daily lives can be a rich food source if it gets into the RIGHT part of the right ecosystem.”
(quoted from submersible design)
Recycling urine as fertilizer is one of the easiest ways to participate responsibly in several major nutrient cycles.
For more info, and a lot of renter-appropriate strategies check out the book Liquid Gold: The Lure and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants. Author’s website here, Amazon.com listing here.
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