Meanings
- uncommonuncountableThe practice of recycling or repurposing urine for various beneficial purposes, particularly in the context of sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation.First known use 2010s
Then there’s the ick factor, which peecycling supporters confront head on.
2022 June 17, Catrin Einhorn, “Meet the Peecyclers. Their Idea to Help Farmers Is No. 1.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jun 20222 more examples
In fact, "peecyling" is a mainstream notion elsewhere in the world. Urine diversion for fertilizer can be documented back to 1867, and the U.S. is just starting to catch on to the trend that has become increasingly popular in countries such as Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands over the last decade or so.
2014 February 2, Samantha Larson, “Is "Peecycling" the Next Wave in Sustainable Living?”, in National Geographic, archived from the original on 10 May 2024On the way in, I passed a small exhibit of zero-flush, eco-flush, and composting toilets in gleaming white. Kim Nace, Rich Earth’s cofounder, and Julia Cavicchi, the education director, gave me a tour of the research center. Their mission: to advance the use of human waste as a resource—peecycling.
2024 April, Joe Roman, Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World, Profile, page 96
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