Biosolids Generation, Use, and Disposal in the United States
This report broadens the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s series of solid waste studies by quantifying the amount of biosolids managed by municipal solid waste facilities. Biosolids are the byproduct of municipal wastewater treatment and also are known as sewage sludge. This report focuses on biosolids generated by publicly owned treatment works and the subsequent management practices used by POTWs for treating and then recycling or disposing of biosolids.