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.

Reports confusing Orgro Class A compost with sewage sludge irk compost makers. “It?s really frustrating,” said John Myers, a consultant for the Curtis Bay Orgro Composting Facility. “We?ve already had ...

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An entrepreneur wants to mix Omaha’s sewage sludge with yard waste to create a compost product. Andy Harpenau, founder of Soil Dynamics, is proposing that Omaha officials consider ...

In the quest to "clean up our act" in modern society, urban sewage and the way we manage its disposal, has become an important issue. John Jardine, who knows a lot about traditional aerobic aeration, ...

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