Destination of sewage sludge generated in 2021

About 43% of all biosolids generated in the U.S. were land applied in 2021, per data compiled by the U.S. EPA.

Land application
Landfilling
Incineration
Land disposal
Other
Land application
1,955,684
Landfilling
1,808,136
Incineration
633,054
Land disposal
94,522
Other
57,066