Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Urine and composting

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To save water by reducing toilet flushes and to make better compost Nitrogen rich urine activates the composting process

90% of nutrients in human waste are found in urine and diverting urine to the compost heap will really help make better compost adding valuable nitrogen that reacts with decaying carbon plant matter. Pee directly onto your compost heap or dilute with 10 parts water and apply directly to the garden. Urine from healthy people is sterile and safe to use although undiluted it will burn plants.

• Ecology
  • Seeds, Food & Soil
  • Water Cycles

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70gPLXhu8LE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbHCqFIXLYk
• http://www.care2.com/greenliving/pee-on-your-compost.html