Globally, human excreta are a huge untapped source of nutrients. Now, a new perspective paper makes the case that biochar could help to unlock it. The PNAS paper shows that human waste contains over ...

Biochar might sound like a fine dining special, but it's actually a promising solution to help farmers meet their fertilizer needs. The substance, a stable form of carbon similar to charcoal, is made ...

A research team from Stanford University has developed a prototype that uses solar energy to extract nutrients from human urine to create a sustainable fertilizer. They presented the system in ...

Human and animal waste can replace many fertilizers if managed better and used closer to farms, improving farming systems.

Recycling waste nutrients could cut fertilizer use, but coordination and infrastructure are key. Nutrients recovered from ...

Modern sanitation systems have long treated human urine as waste, flushing away valuable nitrogen and phosphorus that are ...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) and the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) launched the 2026 Waste to ...

MIDLAND, TX / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Waste Energy Corp. (OTCQB:WAST) ("WEC" or the "Company"), a clean-energy company focused on converting waste into usable fuel and renewable energy ...