Did you know that urine diversion is going on all over the world? From Vermont to Europe and Africa, experts and entrepreneurs are exploring the business opportunities, sanitation implications, and ecological benefits of separating urine at the source. There’s even an annual urine reclamation “summit meeting” each summer. There, researchers and business owners gather to talk about urine and its uses.
The Rich Earth Institute, a nonprofit organization that engages in research, education and technological innovation to advance the use of human waste as a resource hosts the annual Urine Diversion Summit in Brattleboro, Vermont, each August. More than 40 people












