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 ...
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How Lawrence’s biosolids program transforms wastewater sludge into fertilizer for Kansas farms
In these bubbling basins, you’ll find some of the hardest workers in Lawrence’s water treatment system — microorganisms that ...
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Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
But several years ago, her neighbor began applying sewage sludge, which consists largely of human waste left over from municipal wastewater treatment facilities, as a fertilizer on his farmland ...
Farm plastic waste: Push for regulated recycling scheme by 2030
Baleage preserves the quality of winter fodder on the farm, but calls to improve farm plastic recycling rates or solve the ...
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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 ...
Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country. While the practice has been happening for ...