Vermont Pumper Participates in “Peecycling’’ Study

For the last several years, Best Septic Services in Westminster, Vermont, has been playing a key role in a novel initiative in which human urine is diverted from septic systems into tanks, then collected, sanitized and turned into fertilizer.“I know it sounds kind of kooky,” says Jeff Ruggiero, who owns the septic maintenance, repair and pumping company with his wife, Lisa. “I initially thought there was no way people will do this … but people are all over it. Vermonters are very eco-conscious.”The program is run by Rich Earth Institute, a research group based in Brattleboro, Vermont. The group is