Around 30 percent of the world's biosolids are stockpiled or sent to landfill each year, while over 3 billion cubic meters of clay soil is dug up for the global brickmaking industry. Using biosolids ...

The Ninth Circuit reminded us that TSCA has teeth—and those teeth may apply to the world of recycling, disposal, wastewater, and biosolids. On May 13, 2026, the Ninth Circuit remanded the U.S.

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Several months ago, a consulting engineer for the Altoona Water Authority spoke to the board about a new method of handling sewer sludge. That method would require a $2.5 million investment in ...

I am writing to correct erroneous statements made by Caroline Snyder in her July 13 response column, "Sewage sludge is a pollutant-rich stew, not a fertilizer." Contrary to Snyder's statements, the ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYDEC”) issued a document titled: DMM- Draft 7A / Biosolids Recycling in New York State - Interim Strategy to Address PFAS in Biosolids ...

In the past three years, Chattanooga has saved taxpayers and farmers money by converting leftover sludge from Moccasin Bend Sewage Treatment Plant into nearly 350,000 tons of biosolids that can serve ...

In this Thursday Aug. 15, 2019 photo, dairy cows rest outside the home of Fred and Laura Stone at Stoneridge Farm in Arundel, Maine. The farm was forced to shut down after sludge spread on the land ...

New technology uses biosolids to drive the chemical reactions needed to produce hydrogen from biogas. The circular economy approach means all the materials needed for hydrogen production could be ...

How can you recycle the world's stockpiles of treated sewage sludge and boost sustainability in the construction industry, all at the same time? Turn those biosolids into bricks. Biosolids are a ...