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With limited federal movement to advance composting, states are forging ahead with policies of their own. They are funding ...

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 can be ...

Reader question: When I researched biosolids, I found that most of them contain “forever chemicals." Is that true of the biosolids compost available at the Appleton yard waste sites? Answer: This ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 11, 2010) Independent tests of sewage sludge-derived compost from the Synagro CVC plant -distributed free to gardeners since 2007 by the San Francisco Public Utilities ...

Residents behind a “Stop the Stink” campaign in St. Johns County argue land application of biosolids harms Florida’s housing ...

Chef Alice Waters, who built her career on serving good, organic, locally grown food, now supports fertilizing Bay Area gardens with municipal sewage sludge. In early 2010, John Mayer, then with the ...

Compost plants produce odorous compounds that can cause an "odor nuisance" to neighbors. Methods to evaluate odors exist, but they are not relevant for determining olfactory nuisance. The objectives ...

Treated human waste has been used on farmland for decades, but the ick factor has not entirely faded. Some environmentalists think the treatment... Any gardener will tell you that compost is "black ...

DeSoto County commissioners approved a controversial compost facility on Tuesday, reversing an earlier decision after the threat of legal action.

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Gallatin County received a $400,000 grant to expand composting operations at Logan Landfill to include food and biosolids. Officials say the federal grant will allow the HRDC to ...