Viragrow Compost Does Not Contain SLUDGE

Sludge is nasty. There is a world of difference between sludge and composted biosolids. Viragrow compost DOES contain composted biosolids.  Not our "Organic" compost, its Vegan, but the 166 or Viragrow compost does. But the composing process makes the municipal solid waste very clean. Let me explain.

Municipal Waste = Liquid Waste + Solid Waste

Sludge comes from any municipality. Technically what comes from a municipality is called municipal waste. It is about 99% water. This municipal waste is first removed of of any metal, plastic and glass. What remains separated into liquid waste and solid waste. Hence the term, municipal solid waste.

From Science Direct at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062118301375

Liquid Waste

The liquid waste is either evaporated or leached in large open areas or cleaned up and returned to the original water source. In the case of Las Vegas, it is either returned to the Colorado River or (if its clean enough) it can be pumped into water wells where it mixes with underground well water in the aquifer. Yes, mixed with our potential drinking water. That's how clean it is.

Solid Waste

The solid waste can then be buried in landfills or turned into something useful like fertilizer or compost. Think of Milorganite. Turning it into something useful is a form of recycling. Burying it in a landfill gets rid of it and it is not recycled. Out of sight, out of mind.

Municipal Composting Facilities

If politicians pass laws that these landfills cannot contain recyclable solid waste (or the public is enlightened) then some or possibly all of the landfills will be closed to municipal solid waste. What to do with this waste? Recycle it.

Inland Empire composting facility in Southern California that turns waste into valuable compost like 166 Compost and Viragrow Compost.

In this composting facility the compost produces enough heat to sterilize the compost and remove all pathogenic fungi and bacteria.