Passing the Baton: Outgoing OSA Chair Shares Gratitude & Highlights Key Achievements

After two impactful years as OSA Steering Committee Chair, Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy reflects on key achievements, expanding partnerships, groundbreaking research, and global advocacy, and passes the baton to Helen Fox. With gratitude for the team’s dedication, Stewart celebrates progress in combating ocean sewage pollution and looks ahead to OSA’s continued growth under new leadership.

Jun 26, 2025
Ocean Sewage Alliance

Sewer sludge is the new black: An eco-friendly process converts it to useful products and curbs carbon emissions

The company Bioforcetech creates novel products using our leftovers. Their system turns biosolids from a wastewater treatment plant into biochar — free of chemicals, PFAS or pathogens — that can be used in cement or as black dye.

May 12, 2025
Solutions

Open Call for Steering Committee Members

Ocean Sewage Alliance is seeking passionate leaders to join our Steering Committee and help drive our mission to eliminate sewage and wastewater pollution from our oceans and waterways. If you’re committed to environmental justice, policy, philanthropy, finance, or communications, we’d love your expertise!

Apr 15, 2025
Ocean Sewage Alliance

Advancing PFAS Safety for Public Health & Resource Recovery

Ocean Sewage Alliance and The Nature Conservancy hosted a critical webinar on PFAS ("forever chemicals") in biosolids. Experts revealed PFAS’s dangers—cancer, immune harm—and stressed stopping pollution at its source. Biosolids are safe if uncontaminated, but industry must change. Watch the full discussion to learn how we can fight PFAS and protect public health.

Apr 2, 2025
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