WeCare Compost

WeCare Compost is made from sewage sludge (renamed biosolids) by the company WeCare Organics LLC. Under USDA organic standards, sewage sludge may not be used in organic agriculture. However, companies such as WeCare that market sewage sludge in fertilizer and compost products often claim to be "natural" or "organic." On its website, WeCare markets WeCare Compost, saying it is "comprised of nutrient-rich wastewater biosolids, yard trimmings and other organic recyclables." In addition to WeCare Compost, WeCare Organics and its subsidiary EarthBlends Inc sell the sludge products EarthBlends Plus™ Pellets, EarthBlends Advantage, and WeCare RoofMix.

Contact Information

 * WeCare Organics LLC
 * 9293 Bonta Bridge Road
 * Jordan, New York 13080
 * Phone: 1-866-SOIL-2-GO or 315-689-1937
 * Fax: 315-689-1996
 * Web: http://www.wecareorganics.com
 * Email: jeffrey.leblanc@wecarecompanies.com

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Biosolids
 * Sewage sludge
 * Food Rights Network
 * WeCare Organics LLC
 * EarthBlends Inc
 * EarthBlends Plus™ Pellets
 * EarthBlends Advantage
 * WeCare RoofMix
 * Sewage sludge giveaways, producers, and brands
 * The EPA's plan to bypass opposition to sewage sludge disposal
 * Water Environment Federation
 * You say biosolids, I say sewage sludge

External resources

 * Marie Kulick, Smart Guide on Sludge Use and Food Production, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2008.
 * Targeted National Sewage Sludge Survey: EPA-822-R-08-016 and EPA-822-R-08-018, EPA, January 2009.
 * Environmental Working Group, Dumping Sewage Sludge On Organic Farms? Why USDA Should Just Say No, April, 1998.
 * Environmental Working Group, Routes of Exposure sewage sludge: EWG Research on Chemicals in sewage sludge, April 30, 1998.