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SUPERFERTIL is a voluntary urine collection point<\/strong>: a drop-off bin installed in a public space to enable local residents to bring in their own urine to be recycled as a natural fertiliser for agriculture<\/strong>. Based on the same principle as voluntary food waste collection points, SUPERFERTIL relies on civic engagement. It is the user who collects the urine at home and deposits it at the terminal, thereby closing the ecological cycle between the city and the fields. Human urine contains the three main nutrients required for plant growth: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K)<\/strong>. It is a local<\/strong>, renewable<\/strong> and free liquid fertiliser<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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A recycling drop-off point at the heart of a circular economy<\/h2>\n

SUPERFERTIL forms part of a comprehensive process in which every step depends on the actions of local residents:<\/p>\n

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  1. Home collection<\/strong>: At home, you collect urine in a designated container, similar to a compost bin for organic waste. Once it is full, you take the container to the local collection point. <\/li>\n
  2. Dispensing at the terminal: The funnel-shaped inlet allows you to empty the container easily and conveniently directly into SUPERFERTIL.<\/li>\n
  3. Collection and processing \u2014 A dedicated service then collects the urine samples for storage.<\/li>\n
  4. Back to the land <\/strong>\u2014 The partner organisation distributes the fertiliser to local farmers to fertilise their crops.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"\"Why set up a drop-off point for fertilising urine?<\/h2>\n

    Our current system is based on an energy paradox. On the one hand, we produce nitrogen fertilisers<\/strong> from natural gas and imported fossil fuels. On the other, we destroy \u2013 in a process that consumes just as much energy \u2013 the very same nitrogen molecule that we have just excreted. Two processes, two energy consumptions, two sources of pollution, for a net result of zero in terms of circularity. <\/p>\n

    In practical terms, separating urine at source<\/strong> makes it possible to bypass this absurdity in a single step. It eliminates both the need for synthetic fertilisers upstream and the cost of disposing of natural fertiliser downstream. <\/p>\n

    \"\"Technical characteristics<\/h2>\n