David Ho

Americans don't know the term "fly-tipping".

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/08/like-fly-tipping-ministers-ignoring-pleas-to-cut-sludge-fertiliser-use

‘Like fly-tipping’: ministers ignoring pleas to cut sludge fertiliser use

Exclusive: Defra warned three years ago of farmland contamination by water firms’ sewage-derived product

The Guardian
Jul 10, 2025 at 8:35amWeb
Show thread❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️Jul 10, 2025

@davidho

https://ecori.org/sewage-sludge-repackaged-as-garden-fertilizer-tests-positive-for-toxic-chemicals/

Sewage Sludge Repackaged as Garden Fertilizer Tests Positive for Toxic Chemicals - ecoRI News

Sewage sludge that many wastewater treatment facilities lightly treat and then sell throughout the United States as home fertilizer contains concerning levels of controversial substances.

ecoRI News
Show threadKat O’BrienJul 10, 2025
@davidho I never heard of it, and my dad is from a family of farmers.
Show threadnoplasticshowerJul 10, 2025
@obrien_kat @davidho nope. Lots of farmers around here too...
Show threadSun CloudJul 10, 2025
@davidho pulp paper sludge is spread on fields here. Has a distinct odor and information about what it contains is guarded.