Can You Have a Garbage Disposal With a Septic Tank?
Septic tank waste disposal systems have a delicate equilibrium that helps to break down solid waste, while releasing effluent ...
1 dead, 2 missing in sludge collapse at Chinese-fund nickel plant in Indonesia
Officials say one person is dead and two are missing after a nickel waste disposal site collapsed on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island ...
Are the Birmingham suburbs really recycling? We tracked the trash to find out
Bales of recyclable plastics and cans ready for shipping to recycling facilities at RePower South in Montgomery, Ala. Several ...
Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made
What goes down your toilet and drain can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the ...
Lawmakers clash over PFAS limits in farming sludge
The bill sponsors hope late amendments will save legislation designed to sharply limit chemical contamination of farmland and ...
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Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made
What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they ...
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Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
WELLSTON, Okla. — When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of Oklahoma City more than 20 years ago, she thought she'd found a slice of heaven.