Vermont Pumper Participates in 'Peecycling' Study

Best Septic Services turns urine collection into a lucrative side business that also helps the environment
Vermont Pumper Participates in 'Peecycling' Study
Kim Nace of Rich Earth Institute (third from right) and the Best Septic staff (L-R) Justin Ruggiero, Seth True, Jaden Frost, Lisa Ruggiero, Jeff Ruggiero, Rachel Comtois and Wayne Turner stand by a Rich Earth specialized portable toilet in Westminster, Vermont.

For the last several years, Best Septic Services in Westminster, Vermont, has been playing a key role in a novel initiative in which human urine is diverted from septic systems into tanks, then collected, sanitized and turned into fertilizer.

“I know it sounds kind of kooky,”...

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