Denmark launched the initiative 'turning urine into Pilsner beer'

The organizers of a music festival in Denmark mobilize people to contribute urine to irrigate barley, the main ingredient in beer production.

Denmark calls for people to contribute urine

Standing under a panel with the words "Don't waste your urine. Farmers can turn it into beer, " festival participants eagerly wait for the urinal to turn into a metal trough. Their urine flows to a specially designed tank before it is taken to nearby fields to irrigate barley plants .

People attending the beer festival in Denmark urinate into the trough.(Photo: Panteres)

"Turning urine into beer Pilsner (a pretty famous beer)" is an initiative of organizers Roskilde - Europe's largest music festival - launched in the city of Zealand, Denmark last week. Organizers hope they will collect 25,000 liters of urine from more than 100,000 people attending the festival.

If everything goes according to plan, the Roskilde music festival participants in 2017 will have the opportunity to enjoy beer from their own watered barley.

"This is a new approach to waste, turning urine from a social burden to a valuable resource ," said Lief Nielsen, researcher of the Danish Food and Agriculture Council (DAFC). evaluate. Roskilde festival organizers collaborate with DAFC to promote "beer recycling technology".

Nielsen said that the huge amount of urine in festivals negatively affected the environment and the sewage system."Beer recycling technology" will turn urine into a useful resource. He believes the project will succeed.

" I think most people will realize the reason and joy of contributing to the brewing process, and attaching it to rock music will help us promote the message everywhere ," Nielsen said.

"I think this is a great idea," said Lasse Riisberg, a 26-year-old man. According to Riisberg, this initiative has both helped him work with the environment, and has a sense of fun. "Then you drink what used to be your urine. It's simple!"

Rasmus Skobbo, a 25-year-old man, agrees with Riisberg.

"This is an interesting solution and it encourages you to take advantage of urine instead of running to the grass or somewhere to urinate. Roskilde festival is famous for its environmental friendliness, but this solution belongs to another yes. "

The environmental protection solutions that the Roskilde organizers have used include campaigns for car sharing, organic beer sales, and recycling of plastic cups. "Everyone wants to protect the environment today. So, this is a great way for you to work well for the planet without too much effort. We all have to urinate, right?" , Skobbo commented.