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'''Filtrexx International''' is a [[sewage sludge]] compost company based in Grafton, Ohio.<ref>[http://www.filtrexx.com/aboutfiltrexx.htm Filtrexx International: Company Profile | What Is Filtrexx?, 2010] Filtrexx International Website Accessed April 12, 2011.</ref> [[Rod Tyler]] is the [http://www.filtrexx.com/experts.htm CEO] of Filtrexx. ==Sewage Sludge Industry Connections==
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'''Filtrexx International''' is a [[sewage sludge]] compost company based in Grafton, Ohio.<ref>[http://www.filtrexx.com/aboutfiltrexx.htm Filtrexx International: Company Profile | What Is Filtrexx?, 2010] Filtrexx International Website Accessed April 12, 2011.</ref> [[Rod Tyler]] is the [http://www.filtrexx.com/experts.htm CEO] of Filtrexx.
Filtrexx uses [[sewage sludge]] to create what the company refers to as "locally made, annually renewable, biobased, recycled compost and other organic materials, contained by our USA manufactured mesh containment system to create patented products used around the world."The company specializes in using [[sewage sludge]]-derived products to prevent erosion.<ref>[http://www.filtrexx.com/research.htm Filtrexx International: Research and Development, 2010] Filtrexx International Website Accessed April 12, 2011.</ref>
Filtrexx openly acknowledges "partnerships"--whether that indicates funding or research collaboration is unclear--with many well-known proponents of growing food in [[sewage sludge]] on it [http://www.filtrexx.com/memberships.htm website], including the U.S. [[Environmental Protection Agency]], the [[U.S. Composting Council]], [[BioCycle]] Magazine and the [[USDA]].
==Backyard Composting Video with Rodale Institute==
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===Filtrexx Admits to Using Sewage Sludge In School Garden Planters===
At [[BioCycle]] Magazine's 2011 Global Conference in San Diego, California, Filtrexx admitted that the company's non-profit arm, the [[Filtrexx Foundation]], a 501 c-3, spreads [[sewage sludge]]-based products, disguised by the PR euphemism "[[biosolids compost]]," that Filtrexx creates in school garden planters. Video to come of Filtrexx's appearance at BioCycle Global 2011. Check back for updates.
==Contact Info==
===Related SourceWatch articles===
*[[sewage sludge]]
*[[U.S. Composting Council]]
*[[BioCycle]]
*[[Rodale Institute]]
*[[biosolids compost]]
*[[USDA]]
===References===
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[[category: sewage sludge products]] [[category: Sludge Proponents]]
