A company is processing wood chips into biochar for use as a soil amendment. Now, it wants to do the same with sewage solids.

JEONBUK-DO, South Korea, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- To handle increasing wastewater loads, sewage treatment plants are adopting more advanced treatment processes. However, many of these approaches ...

Renewable energy company Green Development is proposing a new sludge processing plant in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The facility would use a high-heat process called pyrolysis to turn wastewater ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2004 legislation that created the corporation overseeing the Quonset Point Business Park in North Kingstown allowed for an ...

A proposed sewage sludge pyrolysis facility in West Davisville is raising community concerns. The facility could generate air emissions, odors, and increased truck traffic. Residents have expressed ...

Scientists are helping the paper industry to convert paper sludge - the largest waste stream from paper factories - into bio-oils and raw materials suitable for re-use. They aim to build a ...

The first topic of study authorized by the Rhode Island General Assembly this year: sludge. The House of Representatives ...

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BROCKTON — Brockton balked on a $34.8M plan to turn sewage sludge into "biochar" it could sell for $300 a ton. Mayor Robert Sullivan said Friday that he put the proposal on pause after pushback from ...