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 ...

Compost piles are prepped for screening at the Tulare Lake Compost plant. Researchers say that natural fertilizers created from sewage sludge are an increasing source of wind-blown microplastics.

Today marks 46 years of Earth Day. Cities across the U.S. are making efforts to limit how much waste is put in landfills. Right here in Fort Wayne, a facility does just that – turning waste into ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A front-end loader combines sawdust, inoculants and biosolids in the ...

The city of Tyler is looking at composting as a way to potentially save money on wastewater sludge disposal. The city could begin transporting wastewater sludge from the Westside Sewage Treatment ...

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of a proposed sewage sludge composting plant that would be built eight miles outside the high desert town of ...

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A team of UCLA researchers has put a new spin on the 1970s rock classic "Dust in the Wind" — only this one is grimmer and grimier than the original hit by Kansas. They found that wind picks up ...

It seemed like such a good idea at the time: Compost the sludge from the Hoosac Water Quality District by mixing in woodchips, then use it as a fertilizer for local projects or sell to others to do so ...