Stop Md. from becoming an even bigger dumping ground for industrial sludge

How do Marylanders describe the effect industrial sludge has on their lives? “Smells like rotting meat and death.” “You can feel the smell in your teeth.” “People sometimes have to pull over to puke.” These are quotes from farmers and people who have lived in farming communities all their lives. But what they’re smelling is not the typical aroma of manure and fertilizer that rural Maryland is used to. It’s the stench of industrial sludge, particularly dissolved air flotation or “DAF” — a substance derived from the protein rendering process.