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Community Implementation
Research Question: How does urine diversion work in the real world?
Dates: 2011-present
The Urine Nutrient Reclamation Program is the first community-scale urine recycling project in the United States, and continues to fulfill its function of:
- preventing water pollution
- conserving drinking water
- producing fertilizer for local farms
- providing a research platform for specialized investigations by the Rich Earth Institute and academic partners
- facilitating the development of tools and technologies for handling and processing urine
- serving as an example for communities considering urine diversion projects
More information is available in the following paper: Urine Diversion for Nutrient Recovery and Micropollutant Management: Results from a Regional Urine Recycling Program.
For a more detailed description of our community program, please read our “Guide to Starting a Community-Scale Urine Diversion Program.”
