‘We don’t want to become the dumping grounds’: biosolids bill advances

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 806

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The growing concern over the presence of “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in municipal waste has prompted a slew of bills that are now under review in the Virginia General Assembly session.

That waste is often turned into a sludge called biosolids, which is then used as fertilizer on farms across the commonwealth. The state doesn’t test the biosolids for PFAS before it is spread on farms by specially permitted companies.

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