Inside The Times, ep. 51: What the sludge? - Gainesville Times

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Inside The Times, ep. 51: What the sludge?

Operations trainee Tyree Robertson inspects sludge Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, as it is in the final processing stages at the Spout Springs Wastewater Facility. The Hall County Landfill will no longer accept sludge, a byproduct of the wastewater treatment process, starting July 1. - photo by Scott Rogers

02162020 SLUDGE 2.jpg — Operations trainee Tyree Robertson inspects sludge Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, as it is in the final processing stages at the Spout Springs Wastewater Facility. The Hall County Landfill will no longer accept sludge, a byproduct of the wastewater treatment process, starting July 1. - photo by Scott Rogers

For eight years, Hall County was losing almost $1 million a year processing other people’s sludge.