Maine House advances pioneering ban on sludge spreading linked to PFAS contamination

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 11, 2022

Maine could be the first state to ban sludge spreading linked to forever chemical contamination after the Democratic-led House of Representatives advanced a bill contested by legislative Republicans and sewer districts. The bill would prohibit the spreading of the waste product from sewage treatment plants and barring the use or sale of sludge, along with banning the sale of agricultural crops grown where sludge was spread. The material would instead go to landfills. Compost from food processing and alcoholic beverages would still be allowed.