Working to Gain Public Acceptance of Sewage Sludge Composting and Use of Liquidand Dewatered Sludge on Land

摘要

The purpose of this paper is (1) to examine those factors that especially sparkthe resistance and concern of citizens to land utilization and composting of sewage sludge and (2) to characterize essential ingredients that are invariably a part of the most successful systems for reducing the resistance and minimizing the concerns of these citizens. Experiences in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area will be discussed which show how municipal authorities and/or their agents have worked with citizens. These discussions show how their efforts have either alleviated or increased citizen concern and resistance to sludge utilization and composting.