The growing textile industry is one of the world’s largest producers of solid waste, which requires significant levels of treatment before it can be disposed of. Establishing the final destination of ...

Using polymers and natural stone slurry waste, researchers are manufacturing environmentally friendly stone composites. These new composites are made of previously discarded materials left behind ...

What is Refinery Oil Sludge, Why is it Toxic, and How is it Disposed Of? Vast amounts of refinery oil sludge are produced from the process of crude oil refining. Refinery oil sludge contains toxic ...

The slurry wells proposed for McKenzie County would handle three streams of oilfield waste. In addition to TENORM, they would accept nonradioactive solid waste. State Mineral Resources Director Lynn ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An entrepreneur wants to mix Omaha’s sewage sludge with yard waste to create a compost product. Andy Harpenau, founder of Soil Dynamics, is proposing that Omaha officials consider ...

Recently released reports from the Environmental Protection Agency show that industrial sludge waste pits adjacent to West Galveston Bay pose no hazard to people or aquatic life. The McGinnis waste ...