By recycling wastewater solids, communities are helping to save space in landfills and are encouraging the reuse of the naturally nutrient-packed materials. Biosolids contain significant amounts of all nutrients required by plants, including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and micronutrients, making them an excellent fertilizer for use in agriculture and forestry and soil improver in composting projects.  Adding biosolids to soil can improve water retention, especially during times of drought, help retain nutrients, accelerate plant growth, and potentially reduce storm water runoff and erosion. The biosolids reduction treatment systems provided by Siemens can help municipalities recycle biosolids in the same way that communities are doing.  

Our solids reduction technologies have demonstrated proven performance in thousands of municipal and industrial applications.  Each offers its own merits as a stand-alone product, while creating additional synergy of cost-reduction and dewatering effectiveness when integrated into turnkey systems.

Each year, Siemens technology reduces waste sent to landfills by converting more than 500,000 tons of biosolids, municipal solid waste and organic material into high quality compost.