Is urine good for compost?

QUESTION: Is urine good for compost? I heard it speeds things up. – Rick M

ANSWER: Yes, as funny as it may sound, human urine is rich in nitrogen and should actually be added to compost regularly instead of flushing down the toilet, which is also a waste of water resources. Peeing on your compost is good for both the compost you are creating, and the environment itself.

Using chemical fertilizers to add nitrogen to the soil is bad for the environment and can be detrimental to our health as well. Widespread fertilizer use leads to algal blooms, oceanic dead zones, contaminated drinking water and several human health problems, and chemical fertilizer use could be cut down drastically if people started fertilizing their soil and compost with their own nitrogen-rich urine instead of chemical fertilizers. 

Peeing on your compost is not only good for the soil and good for the environment, but it can actually increase crop yields and replace fertilizers entirely. So, next time you need to urinate, go on a compost pile instead of wasting your nitrogen-rich resources by flushing it down the toilet. Alternatively, pee in a bucket and toss it on your compost when you can. Just don’t keep flushing it away. If you have a garden and a composting system, your golden liquid is pretty much liquid gold.