In Châtillon an innovative initiative has taken hold: a group of citizen volunteers is collecting their own urine to turn it into fertilizer organic, in an experiment that could revolutionize the way we consider the recycling of natural resources.
The project, managed by Amap (Association for the Maintenance of Peasant Agriculture) des Radis actifs, represents a practical and local response to ecological problems related to agriculture and wastewater treatment.
Every week around twenty participants bring the contents of containers of collected urine home, intended to nourish the earth. Urine, rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, essential nutrients for plants, comes next used as fertilizer on the fields of three partner farms.
How the process happens
The process is simple: urine comes collected and stored in special tankswhere it rests for a sanitization period of six months before being used in the ground. The great innovation of this project lies in its ability to transform natural waste into a precious resourcereducing environmental impact and improving the sustainability of agriculture.
Urine, often ignored as a byproduct, is recovered instead of ending up in wastewater, where it contributes topollution of rivers and lakes. Thanks to this system, Châtillon not only manages to fertilize the fields, but also reduces water consumption, saving approximately 38,000 liters of water since the project began.
Despite the difficulties related to regulation, since urine is used as a fertilizer for organic farming, the project is attracting growing interest. The experiment it could be replicated in other citieswith the potential to transform an everyday practice into a vital resource for the environment.
In a world where the management of natural resources is increasingly crucial, initiatives like the one in Châtillon demonstrate that even everyday actions, such as collecting urine, they can make a difference in creating a more circular and sustainable system.
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