Biosolids have been put to beneficial use for decades, in fact for centuries. Across North America, excellent recycling programs have thrived for 20, 30, 40 years and more.High-quality products fertilize farms and forests; help lawns, gardens and landscapes thrive; and restore lands laid bare by mining. Yet still, on almost a weekly basis, in some state or province, a controversy erupts over biosolids.The best publicized example is the decision earlier this year by natural foods retailer Whole Foods to refuse to sell produce grown in soil fertilized with biosolids. On top of that, we often see news reports of this
What’s All the Fuss?
By now biosolids should have come of age as a well-accepted recycled product, yet public suspicion still exists. Here’s a perspective on the issue from the Northwest US.
Jul 17, 2014
| by Ted J. Rulseh |
