Summary
A company in the UK is turning urine from festivals and events into a safe fertiliser to grow trees. This project aims to create a new forest in Wales using the fertiliser made from collected urine.
Key Facts
- The project collects urine from large events like the London Marathon and Boomtown Festival.
- NPK Recovery is the company behind this initiative, based in Bristol, UK.
- The fertiliser is being used to grow 4,500 native British trees in Monmouthshire, Wales.
- The project is supported by a £435,627 grant from the Forestry Commission.
- This fertiliser can help reduce reliance on synthetic fertilisers, which are becoming more expensive due to conflicts like the one in Iran.
- The project is a collaboration with the Welsh charity, Stump up for Trees.
- The fertiliser process removes contaminants and creates a product that doesn't smell.
- This is a first-of-its-kind trial in the UK for using urine-derived fertiliser on trees.
