Reader question: When I researched biosolids, I found that most of them contain “forever chemicals." Is that true of the biosolids compost available at the Appleton yard waste sites? Answer: This ...

A study of the practicality of composting “biosolids” sludge from Fresno’s sewage-treatment plant has been put on hold after a City Council member raised concerns over potential odor and environmental ...

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 can be ...

Kalispell is moving away from composting its biosolids owing to public concerns surrounding forever chemicals and the potential closure of its vendor's composting facility. At its Dec. 9 meeting, ...

Feb. 18—Kalispell City Council is expected to authorize emergency repairs to a public water well on Tuesday and likely begin its transition away from composting biosolids. Council will meet Tuesday, ...

A target of complaints for years about smells coming from processing biosolids, a business operating in Frailey Twp. has been fined $50,000 by the state Department of Environmental Protection and ...

GOOD SPRING – The operator of a biosolids composting facility is finishing installation of a system designed to reduce odors that neighbors have long complained about, according to Colleen Connolly, ...