[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

waste from 87,000 residents into a product so highly desired they can't make enough to satisfy requests

I know there are websites out there like this, but a whole town in Alaska?

[alaskamomma]

hehe

[syriacus]

Aren't they contributing to global warming?

[edpc]

Cooperative extension officials recommend it for growing vegetables

They grow nicely, but taste sh**ty.

[Hardastarboard]

I know I always think of cadmium pollution when I hear "human sludge". Can anyone enlighten me as to how heavy metals get into human waste in sufficient quantities to be dangerous?

[wolfcreek]

We make compost at our home. Not wastewater but, veggies, coffee grounds, eggshells etc. The company who makes our compost tumbler (basically a barrel with a crank) recommends the outside temp be at least 50 degrees for 8 hours per day to ensure proper composting. In Texas, We can do this much of the year as long as there's a source of green living matter (usually grass) to start the process.

[when the time is right]

Why don't they take this a step further and run some pipes through there and heat some homes?

[Carry_Okie]

Rich in nutrients, raw sludge also can be filled with dangerous pathogens or heavy metals that must be addressed before it can be applied to fields, burned, or even buried in a landfill.

The issue of metals has been the killer for many a sludge composting project. Nothing is said in this article of how it was addressed.