Is sewage sludge/cake used to make horticultural compost?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Hi, just bought some "organic multi-purpose compost" that freakin stinks of sewage; then I remembered hearing something about sewage sludge being used for all manner of things; agricultural fertiliser etc.

 

Anyone know anything about this? Not that enamoured with the thought of growing veg in such!

 

Thanks.

[Stubby]

They spread it on the fields here . In pellet or dust form . As you say stinks . Your veg will grow though

[Sussex Groundie]

One of my clients bought me 6 bags of "organic top soil" from a local garden centre, purple and green bag to act as a bed for some reseeding where a tree was removed, cut it open and thought she had bought manure instead. Very wiffy took about 3 weeks to calm down, grass liiks good though!

[GreenGui]

Hi, just bought some "organic multi-purpose compost" that freakin stinks of sewage; then I remembered hearing something about sewage sludge being used for all manner of things; agricultural fertiliser etc.

 

Anyone know anything about this? Not that enamoured with the thought of growing veg in such!

 

Thanks.

 

Deffo, found a used "jonny" (excuse the spelling, not that it matters here though) in one sack we bought. So long as its been heat treated for long enough it should be fine, just think of those spuds... (not the ones that used the jonny obviously)

[devon TWiG]

It could well be digestate ( residue from anaerobic digesters ) some farmers are paid to take it but others refuse to use it ......

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Deffo, found a used "jonny" (excuse the spelling, not that it matters here though) in one sack we bought. So long as its been heat treated for long enough it should be fine, just think of those spuds... (not the ones that used the jonny obviously)

 

Oh my goodness. Glad for some clarification on this; google seemed lacking in any definitive answers i.e legal status of this issue.

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[Matthew Storrs]

I was fairly disgusted to learn that itv was used in agricultural applications when i found out- i like to think that only as a 3rd party fertiliser- ie goes through the cows first!- at least thats what i tell myself when i'm tucking into a carrot:laugh1:

 

Revolting buisness, but i guess something has to be done with it. After all mains water supply is basically refined toilet water isn't it???

[matelot]

it was always my understanding that sewage sludge couldn't be used to fertilise fields used for food production due to heavy metals in the sludge.

 

I wouldn't have thought they could put sludge in compost sold to the public.

[skyhuck]

Deffo, found a used "jonny" (excuse the spelling, not that it matters here though) in one sack we bought. So long as its been heat treated for long enough it should be fine, just think of those spuds... (not the ones that used the jonny obviously)

 

Thats mingging!!!!!!!