A new hope for biosolids manufactured topsoil
What role could biosolids-based manufactured topsoil play in rebuilding soils, restoring disturbed landscapes, and managing residual materials in Vermont and across the Northeast?
In this webinar, Charley Hanson of Resource Management, Inc. and Josh Burns of the Vermont DEC Residuals Management & Emerging Contaminants Program discuss manufactured topsoil made from residual materials such as biosolids, paper fiber, wood ash, and mineral soils.
The conversation covers how these engineered soil blends are produced, tested, regulated, and used in applications including land reclamation, roadside stabilization, gravel pit restoration, landscaping, erosion control, and stormwater management.
The presenters also explore some of the opportunities and challenges surrounding beneficial reuse of residual materials, including product quality, regulatory oversight, public perception, environmental and public health protections, and emerging contaminants such as PFAS.
This webinar offers a practical look at where residual-derived soil products may fit within broader efforts to rebuild soils, restore disturbed landscapes, improve climate resilience, and advance more circular approaches to materials management.
