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StartupRealities No 19 PeeGardens Limited produces organic biodegradable pellets which absorb urine and lock in unpleasant smells, making the pellets ideal for environmentally-conscious people to use for fertilising their gardens. ENVIRONMENT Human urine contains valuable soil nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) needed by plants to grow. At the same time, urine flushed down the toilet not only wastes water for flushing but also creates the need for treating the sewage to prevent algal blooms which result from nutrient-rich wastewater reaching the ocean. On the other hand, people buy tonnes of fertiliser for their gardens, while flushing down the toilet the same nutrients that fertiliser contains. The company's pellets simply create home-made fertiliser to replace fertiliser bought at the gardening store. CEO QUOTES "PeeGardens finds a golden lining in the urine cloud, if you'll pardon the pun," joked company CEO Piet Gardi. "Urine is pure gol...

StartupRealities No 7 UnpavedLawns Limited is a landscaping and carbon emissions trading company which converts paved private gardens in urban areas into green space and thus generates carbon emissions micro-credits which are traded on carbon exchanges. The company removes tiles and pavements from front lawns and back gardens and plants shrubs and trees in their place. The vegetation reduces the carbon footprint of these gardens/houses and the generated savings in carbon emissions are sold on carbon exchanges. Back yard lawn (Source: Wikipedia )