Urinate on the compost heap .........................
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Pee here
The rather unusual practice is already actively encouraged at stately homes around the country where "pee bales" have been deposited in secluded areas of National Trust gardens to allow male members of staff to relieve themselves.
The Trust, which actively campaigns on climate change, said answering the call of nature outside saves both on water and the energy used in flushing the lavatory.
Urine can also speed up the chemical process in the compost heap, making it a better fertiliser to help grow vegetables and save even more energy in reducing food miles.
Male urine is better than female urine because it is slightly less acidic.
At Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire up to 20 male staff are being encouraged to use a straw "pee bale" that is then added to the compost heap and eventually spread on the garden and fields.
Rosemary Hooper, Wimpole estate’s in-house 'master composter', who provides composting advice to visitors, encouraged anyone to urinate on their compost heap.
“Most people can compost in some way in their own gardens," she said "Peeing on a compost heap activates the composting process helps to produce a ready supply of lovely organic matter to add back to the garden."
She insisted it will not make the compost heap smell any worse and could eventually make sweet-smelling flowers come up better.
“Adding a little pee just helps get it all going; it’s totally safe and a bit of fun too," she added.
Tamzin Phillips, the National Trust’s 'compost doctor', also urged people to urinate on the compost heap.
“An average flush of the lavatory can use anything from four and a half to nine litres of water each time, but what people may not realise is that this water is treated to the same standard as drinking water and shouldn’t be wasted."
Urinating outdoors or in the shower is advocated by environmental activists, including Cameron Diaz, as a way of tacking climate change by saving water and energy.
The rather unusual practice is already actively encouraged at stately homes around the country where "pee bales" have been deposited in secluded areas of National Trust gardens to allow male members of staff to relieve themselves.
The Trust, which actively campaigns on climate change, said answering the call of nature outside saves both on water and the energy used in flushing the lavatory.
Urine can also speed up the chemical process in the compost heap, making it a better fertiliser to help grow vegetables and save even more energy in reducing food miles.
Male urine is better than female urine because it is slightly less acidic.
At Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire up to 20 male staff are being encouraged to use a straw "pee bale" that is then added to the compost heap and eventually spread on the garden and fields.
Rosemary Hooper, Wimpole estate’s in-house 'master composter', who provides composting advice to visitors, encouraged anyone to urinate on their compost heap.
“Most people can compost in some way in their own gardens," she said "Peeing on a compost heap activates the composting process helps to produce a ready supply of lovely organic matter to add back to the garden."
She insisted it will not make the compost heap smell any worse and could eventually make sweet-smelling flowers come up better.
“Adding a little pee just helps get it all going; it’s totally safe and a bit of fun too," she added.
Tamzin Phillips, the National Trust’s 'compost doctor', also urged people to urinate on the compost heap.
“An average flush of the lavatory can use anything from four and a half to nine litres of water each time, but what people may not realise is that this water is treated to the same standard as drinking water and shouldn’t be wasted."
Urinating outdoors or in the shower is advocated by environmental activists, including Cameron Diaz, as a way of tacking climate change by saving water and energy.
speedychrissie said:
How is this new news? I have known this for years and always used to urinate on the compost heap at our old house if I was outside and nature called.
In a world where kids never venture outside, can't leave their Xbox alone, and think that chicken actually comes wrapped in film without bones, It might be uselfull to remind people sometimes!We should have a National Piss in the Streets Day.
Edited by J B L on Friday 13th November 10:09
sleep envy said:
I think I'll resist pissing in the composter, the neighbours would think I'm mad
Lifts lid. Looks. Undoes flies. Looks. Stands on one leg in an attempt to get a bit higher. Still not tall enough. Bugger. Estimates range and considers potential for wee height gain through an arc. Looks. Has a go.Wees down side of composter.
Considers those porno guys must have talent.
ChapppeRS said:
Dave^ said:
Are we evolving backwards?
We'll be living in caves soon "to save co2 from the process of making bricks"......
Oh gawd. I bet you're one of those people that gets out of the bath to have a sh*t too, aren't you?We'll be living in caves soon "to save co2 from the process of making bricks"......
Otherwise the loo roll goes all soggy, and poo gets behind your fingernails while you're pushing it down the plug hole.....
It's all well and good 'til you bite your fingernails!!
ChapppeRS said:
Dave^ said:
Are we evolving backwards?
We'll be living in caves soon "to save co2 from the process of making bricks"......
Oh gawd. I bet you're one of those people that gets out of the bath to have a sh*t too, aren't you?We'll be living in caves soon "to save co2 from the process of making bricks"......
(Obviously when I say PMSL I mean I pissed on a compost heap)
telegraph said:
energy used in flushing the lavatory.
Its this bit i like- how exactly does flushing the toilet waste energy? 90% of the water in the country is based on gravity fed systems, including your toilet. Flushing wastes ZERO energy apart from Potential Energy, which is not something we "create" from power stations. Stupid f
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