According to UPI, robotic 'pigs' drive German drying plants. These electrical pigs, which look like child-sized Volkswagen Beetles, have only one task to perform: clean the 60 million tons of sewage ...

ROGERS -- Robert Moore dipped his hand into a 5-foot-tall, waterproof bag and brought out a handful of what looked like rich topsoil. "The pathogens are gone," said Moore, plant manager of the Rogers ...

Franklin leaders caught a glimpse of the city's likely solid waste treatment future Tuesday night. The vision? Greenhouse-like buildings where about 7,400 pounds per day of treated "sludge" would go ...

New regional authority takes over Detroit's water system. Detroit now gets $50 million a year lease payment. New rates expected byMarch. A new $143-million facility that turns poop into fertilizer is ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parkson is pleased to announce the startup of a THERMO-SYSTEM® Active Solar Sludge Drying System in the town of Noblesville ...

FILDERSTADT-BERNHAUSEN, Germany, March 11 (UPI) -- Pig Balthazar draggles and ploughs through the mud all day and still does not need to be fed -- Balthazar is an electrical pig built by German ...

Chandrapur (Maharashtra)[India] November 26 (ANI): In a major step towards improving urban sanitation and environmental management, Chandrapur district in Maharashtra has introduced a high-tech sludge ...

BWSSB plans to introduce solar sludge drying systems that will help produce both electricity and organic fertiliser from dried sewage sludge to make STPs financially self-sustaining In a move towards ...