As part of sustainability efforts for the London Marathon, urine from thousands of women will be collected and turned into fertiliser by NPK Recovery. Around 1,000 litres will be gathered from special urinals set up at the event's start. The treatment process involves breaking the urine down to create ammonium nitrate, crucial for crop growth, especially for wheat. The initiative reflects a broader goal to find sustainable uses for event waste and contribute positively to environmental goals, potentially creating enough fertiliser to support significant food production.
It's brilliant to think that the nervous wees of thousands of women are helping a good cause.
Urine doesn't have to be a waste product and we're excited to be playing a small part in helping support the sustainability commitments of the iconic TCS London Marathon.
Part of our environmental strategy is to try and find an 'onward use' for all waste that is generated at our events, for instance composting, reusing, upcycling and much more besides.
If last year's 53,700 London Marathon finishers' urine had been captured, it could have made enough fertiliser for wheat to be turned into 3,142 loaves of bread.
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