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Bristol startup makes a splash with urine-derived plant fertiliser

A Bristol-based startup is transforming human urine collected from events into sustainable plant fertiliser.

NPK Recovery, based at the University of the West of England (UWE), is pioneering a process that converts waste urine into ammonium nitrate—a key nutrient for plant growth. The company’s approach uses bacteria to break down the urine, mimicking wastewater treatment but with a...