Waste not.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

New Jersey officials are considering lifting a long-standing ban and dramatically expanding the use of human waste as a fertilizer, allowing treated sewage to be spread on permanently preserved farms, parks, wildlife management areas and protected open space. Advocates say it's smart and safe. Sludge disposal costs have soared since it was banned from oceans and state landfills a decade ago, and many studies have failed to find any link...