Dickinson Landfill Officials Sell Compost Made From Dead Fish
Dickinson landfill officials say they sold more than 500 tons of compost last year made with the help of dead fish.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - Dickinson landfill officials say they
sold more than 500 tons of compost last year made with the help of
dead fish.
Landfill manager Ron Bachmeier says he expects heavy demand
again this year for the compost, at the bargain price of $15 a ton.
Thousands of fish, mainly carp, died in Dickinson's Patterson
Lake last winter because of winterkill, which happens when heavy
snow cover on a lake leads to reduced oxygen. The fish were mixed
with wood chips, grass and leaves and turned into compost at the
landfill.
Bachmeier says it took only about three months to make the
compost, and that mixing the fish with chips and leaves eliminated
any odor.
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