How London Marathon runners could help reduce fertiliser costs

A science start-up is converting urine collected at major events into liquid fert

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Human urine could be used to help lower fertiliser costs for farmers
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Human urine could be used to help lower fertiliser costs for farmers

Runners at this weekend's TCS London Marathon could be helping farmers to save cash thanks to a company that turns human urine into fertiliser. Bristol-based sustainable fertiliser company NPK Recovery...

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