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Notable Quotes
"Biosolids recycling
is the best means of returning to the soil nutrients and organic matter
that were originally removed. It is recycling a resource just as newspapers
or bottles is."
Sarah Clark-Stuart,
Former Environmental Defense Fund Scientist
"It costs so much to
build and maintain landfills, and it doesn't make any environmental
sense to dump biosolids into landfills when they can be used to grow crops
and aid in recycling. We get all the biosolids we can, whether they’re
wet or dry, because we think it’s better than commercial fertilizer."
Henry Floyd, Farmer,
Cartersville, Georgia
"In fact, in all the
years that properly treated biosolids have been applied to the land, we
have been unable to find one documented case of illness or disease that
resulted."
Martha Prothro, Former
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water, USEPA
"Land where biosolids
has been applied is producing much better than land that has been farmed
20-30 years without biosolids. Just through added organic material, the
yield potential has increased substantially."
David Black, Past
President, Virginia Small Grains Association
"There's a waiting
line for biosolids where we are. We've had good results, good success
using biosolids in winter wheat fields."
Jay Kenhe, Soil Conservation
Service, Ephrata, Washington
"When we recycle an
organic product, it immediately becomes a natural resource. When organic
resources are recycled back into the life stream, the whole environment
comes out a winner. There are no losers. The soil life, plant life and
animal life all gain tremendously. And all contribute to man’s well-being
so he wins the greatest."
Malcolm Beck, The
Father of San Antonio Composting
"Biosolids are a resource
that we need to use effectively. Because we only have a finite amount
of natural resources available, biosolids recycling makes sense because
it increases the efficiency with which we manage those natural resources."
Dr. Jerry Hatfield,
National Soil Tilth Laboratory, Ames, Iowa
"Biosolids are a valuable
resource from a recycling standpoint because they can be used as a soil
amendment or a fertilizer. In the past, they’ve been viewed as waste
material - something to be disposed of in a landfill. Now, they’re
known to be beneficial for a variety of uses, including land reclamation
and application to rangeland and farmland."
Paul Curtis, Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission
"Biosolids reuse is
probably one of the best examples of recycling around, because it creates
a product with numerous direct benefits and immediate uses. Biosolids
are organic material and contain nutrients, they have proven beneficial
uses and are well accepted by many people in the state, particularly farmers."
Danny Hodges, Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality
"We've used biosolids
since 1988, and it’s been an excellent quality fertilizer for us.
I haven’t seen any detrimental effects as far as quality or quantity
of crops. And I can’t think of a better way to handle this material
and protect the environment."
John Moser, Farmer, Weld County,
Colorado
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