Sludge Coalition

What is sewage sludge? It’s not easy to define – it could be any mix of toxic pollutants that are legally piped into the sewage treatment plant. Imagine a big city with hospitals, schools, food processing plants, hotels, auto repair places, funeral homes. Just look at the Yellow Pages for any major city and you will get the idea.

An infectious outbreak of antibiotic resistant bacteria at the city hospital will not mandate cutting it off from the municipal sewage pipelines. Dumping of embalming fluid, a constant flow of cosmetics from a spa salon, used mechanical oil or an illegal disposal …read more