US Edition'Nervous wees' of women at London Marathon 'to be turned into something amazing'
- Urine from thousands of women participants in the TCS London Marathon will be recycled into crop-growing fertilizer, marking a sustainable initiative for the event.
- This year, PEEQUAL has partnered with NPK Recovery to process about 1,000 liters of urine into fertilizer for wheat, which is nitrogen-rich.
- Marathon runner Susan Farrell stated, 'It’s brilliant to think that the nervous wees of thousands of women are helping a good cause.'
- Both companies aim to recycle urine from large-scale events to reduce environmental impact, with the potential to grow 195 loaves' worth of wheat for each 1,000 liters.
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'Nervous wees' of women at London Marathon 'to be turned into somethin
The urine of thousands of women taking part in the London Marathon this Sunday will be recycled and turned into fertiliser for wheat. More than 1,000 litres will be collected from PEEQUAL’s women’s urinals – which are 2.7 times faster to use than other portable toilets and reduce queues. The company is pairing up with fellow Bristol-based start-up NPK Recovery to recycle urine and help reduce the event’s carbon footprint. Wheat has been chosen b…
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