The practice of spreading residual waste from slaughterhouses and other food processing plants will be more closely regulated under legislation that became law Sunday along with the state budget.
Food processing residual waste (FPR) is used by some farmers to add nutrients to fields where they grow crops. It’s a less expensive alternative to traditional chemical fertilizers, but it can also cause environmental damage and disturb neighbors with its strong odor.
Last month, state Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office charged a Cumberland County man and a waste hauling company with violating the Clean Streams Act by failing to report a large spill of FPR at a Franklin County farm…