1.14.2012

Recycled Paper Sludge Leaching into Environment

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When a 36,000 tonne mound of recycled paper sludge was deposited at Fenwick farm in Ontario a year ago, concerned neighbours were assured it was safe.

But the paper sludge berm produces an odour when wet that has been described as resembling vomit or sewage, and leaches chemicals into a nearby municipal drain during heavy rain. It also does nothing at all for the view.

There are more than 30 such berms across Ontario, in places such as Oshawa, Orillia, Flamborough, Port Colborne and Peterborough. The sludge, which is mixed with other products, is used as berms on farms and at gun clubs to create sound barriers. It is also used as fertilizer.

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