Biosolids from wastewater treatment plants at Metro Vancouver are put to use just about everywhere nearby.From cover material at landfills, to fertilizer on grasslands and hay fields, to land reclamation at copper and molybdenum mines, to soil for city parks and recreation areas, biosolids from MV’s wastewater treatment plants go to beneficial uses.“It’s a different mindset,” says Laurie Ford, program manager for Utilities Residuals Management at MV, which serves the British Columbia city of Vancouver and its surroundings — a total population of 2.4 million. “It’s always been our intention to use the material beneficially. More recently, we have worked with
