Sewage sludge at the Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant before it is thickened for land use is pictured on Friday, February 14, 2025. In these bubbling basins, you’ll find some of the hardest workers ...
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Maine sewage sludge crisis is ‘still under a clock’ even if landfill expands
Nearly all of the state’s sludge now goes to Juniper Ridge, shifting PFAS pollution from farmland to the Penobscot River.
In the summer of 1976, household trash, leftover sewage and dead fish washed up on the ocean beaches of New York and New Jersey. Pressure rose on New York City to quit dumping massive amounts of ...
LD 25 would establish a $50 million bond issue supporting infrastructure projects focused on ‘proper management and disposal of wastewater sludge or biosolids.’ Dewatered sludge from screw presses ...
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Wastewater sludge hauling has tripled in price for the city of Kalamazoo since 2018, so the city is trying to find innovative solutions to reduce the financial burden. The city now ...
On a placid day three decades ago, men from a local textile factory spent hours at the O’Neal family’s farm, pitching a plan they said could save money on the cost of fertilizing crops. The idea was ...
Researchers have developed a simplified, sustainable method of converting sewage sludge from wastewater treatment into high-value activated carbon that can be used in a wide range of industrial and ...
The Juniper Ridge Landfill rises above the trees in Old Town in July 2025. The state-owned landfill takes almost 90% of Maine’s sludge and is expected to reach capacity in 2028 (Daryn Slover/Staff ...
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