Close to 70 percent of the state’s biosolids end up in a landfill, according to the DEC; just 16 percent is considered “beneficial use,” meaning recycled, while the remainder is set aflame.

The growing concern over the presence of “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in municipal waste ...

Experts warn that sewage sludge, which has been marketed to British farmers as a cheap fertilizer for years, is a toxic mess that threatens the long-term health of the land. Each year, around 846,575 ...

A bill that would ban using sewage sludge as a fertilizer if it contained any forever chemicals got a thumbs-up Tuesday from a state Senate panel.

St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman eyes a water sample while testing for "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. (Courtesy of St. Johns Riverkeeper) Running from Blue Cypress Lake to the Atlantic Ocean, ...

New proposals to tighten controls on spreading sewage sludge on farmland have been put forward by the government via a consultation that the NFU will be responding to.

Hundreds of household wells are being tested. Residents' water taps shut off due to spreading toxic sludge: 'It just kind of kept growing' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Synagro Technologies is seekingreissuance of a permit that authorizesland application of treated sewagesludge and drinking water treatment ...

The Reflector, March 3, 2010, reported that Ridgefield residents have until March 15, 2010 to respond to proposals to spread biosolids on agricultural lands. The request to spread biosolids has been ...