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DoomsdaysCW<p>Oh yeah. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidgeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidgeLandfill</span></a> is NOT a solution!</p><p>Time is running out to find new solutions to manage <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biosolids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosolids</span></a> in Maine</p><p>A new report shows that capacity at a state-owned <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfill</span></a> will run out in 2028. </p><p>PORTLAND, Maine — "There are growing concerns about the state's ability to handle waste and the impact it could have on wastewater treatment facilities in just a few years. Tons of wastewater <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sludge</span></a>, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biosolids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosolids</span></a>, are shipped to a state-owned landfill every day. That sludge is laced with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>. </p><p>"State regulators say if investments aren't made to manage it, the landfill could be at capacity by 2028. The Portland Water District's East End plant takes in 25,000 pounds of solid waste daily.</p><p>"'What comes in has to go out, so when we have interruptions in the ability to manage biosolids, that is a huge challenge,' Scott Firmin, director of Portland Wastewater Services with the Portland Water District, explained.</p><p>"The utility has nearly 100,000 customers in the Greater Portland area and ships the byproduct of that waste, known as sludge or biosolids, to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidgeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidgeLandfill</span></a> near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OldTownMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTownMaine</span></a>. </p><p>"Last summer, it was left scrambling after <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Casella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Casella</span></a> Waste Systems said it could not safely accept municipal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sludge</span></a> at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidge</span></a> after shipments of construction debris needed to stabilize the site were banned.</p><p>"'Ninety percent of the biosolids generated in Maine go to that landfill,' Firmin said."</p><p><a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/tech/science/environment/pfas/time-is-running-out-to-find-new-solutions-to-manage-biosolids-in-maine-waste-pfas/97-0e674c1a-6c51-40a6-b297-5438e2cda549" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscentermaine.com/article/te</span><span class="invisible">ch/science/environment/pfas/time-is-running-out-to-find-new-solutions-to-manage-biosolids-in-maine-waste-pfas/97-0e674c1a-6c51-40a6-b297-5438e2cda549</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLIfe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLIfe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CompostingToilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompostingToilets</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidge</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Oooooh... I just came across this community from a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> Reddit post. Contains such topics as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarCookers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarCookers</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CompostingToilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompostingToilets</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PedalPoweredGenerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PedalPoweredGenerators</span></a> (one of my favorite topics), natural paints, vertical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardens</span></a>, and more...!</p><p>Welcome to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appropedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appropedia</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> wiki! </p><p>"Help us build rich and sustainable lives by sharing knowledge, experiences, ideas and more.</p><p>"We help individuals and organizations produce, publish and spread knowledge focused on poverty reduction and sustainability."</p><p><a href="https://www.appropedia.org/Welcome_to_Appropedia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">appropedia.org/Welcome_to_Appr</span><span class="invisible">opedia</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resiliency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Knowledgebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Knowledgebase</span></a></p>
ManVsXerox: Resistful Dingus<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/compostingtoilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compostingtoilets</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/vpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vpn</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/flooring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flooring</span></a></p>
Pollinators<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://federated.press/@merileedkarr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>merileedkarr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ieji.de/@Helengraham" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Helengraham</span></a></span>. One of the photos has a compost crank! This is a great example of a group compost site with humanure! <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/humanure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanure</span></a>, #<a href="https://epicure.social/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compostodon</span></a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>composting</span></a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/compostingtoilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compostingtoilets</span></a>.</p>
Helen Graham<p><a href="https://ieji.de/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OffGrid</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Composting</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/CompostingToilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompostingToilets</span></a> <br>I wondered if any one uses or plans to use composting toilets</p>