Between June 6 and Nov. 1, TransAqua, a wastewater management facility for Greater Moncton, transported about 9,000 tonnes of biosolids out of the tri-communities.
“We wouldn’t want to flush our toilet and have it go directly back into a river, so that’s why we need to remove the wastewater or we need to remove the biosolids from wastewater, we need to remove different bacteria like e coli to make sure the water is healthy and safe, not just for people but for the environment,” said Velta Tomsons, the Communications and Marketing Manager for the company.
The company turns biosolids into grade A compost which goes back to the community.
“12,000 tonnes goes back into the community directly and then another 12,000 tonnes goes to farmers,” said Tomsons.
“We give it away for free to the residents of the tri-community. You can come and pick it up not just once or …