

Channahon Township: An ordinance to ban the use of "sludge" for land applications.
The Issue
According to the EPA, Class-B municipal waste is safe for fertilizing crops and revegetating surface mines. The problem is that Class-B sludge is "biologically active" when dumped. The EPA places a 30-day restriction on public access, but pathogens can survive much longer. Toxic gases or wind-borne pathogens can reach high-risk residents - infants, the elderly and the immune-system compromised. All sludge should be processed until it is pathogen free.
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The Issue
According to the EPA, Class-B municipal waste is safe for fertilizing crops and revegetating surface mines. The problem is that Class-B sludge is "biologically active" when dumped. The EPA places a 30-day restriction on public access, but pathogens can survive much longer. Toxic gases or wind-borne pathogens can reach high-risk residents - infants, the elderly and the immune-system compromised. All sludge should be processed until it is pathogen free.
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Petition created on October 18, 2012