Environmental Recovery Corporation was founded in 1988
Processing a wide variety of non-hazardous industrial waste materials, ERC also transports and transfers hazardous waste materials to approved disposal facilities. In addition, ERC services municipal/governmental clean-ups, runoffs, and provides complete environmental remediation.
ERC is a strong company with a reputation for excellence that comes from over twenty years of meticulous attention to every facet of operation. ERC continues to live up to the highest standard of service and customer relations set by the LOC. Dependability and integrity direct every phase of ERC’s operations.
Patented treatment capabilities provide ERC customers with disposal options that no other company offers.
Sustainable, Cost Effective, Environmentally Responsible
Biosolids Management for Wastewater Treatment Plants
ERC West processes Class B biosolids from publicly-owned treatment works with our processing unit to produce an EQS (Exceptional Quality Sludge) that exceeds all federal, state and local requirements for the pasteurization and stabilization of wastewater treatment plant biosolids. The ERC blending technique produces a Class A biosolid or EQS by utilizing stabilization materials that reduce the overall biosolid volume and disposal costs. All processing operations take place in a fully enclosed facility for year-round production. The final product meets or exceeds all federal and state Class A, EQS requirements and EPA 503 regulations. Rich in nutrients, it can be used in a variety of botanical, agricultural and land applications.
Apple Valley plant is conveniently located
Our plant is centrally located to serve the needs of our customers throughout Southern California and Nevada
Environmental Benefits of the ERC Process
No detectable levels of pathogens
Meets strict vector attraction reduction requirements
Very low levels of metals
Reduces overall volume of biosolids by up to 75%
Saves on trucking/transportation costs by up to 75%
Reduces the amount of noxious emissions from CO2 and CH4 by up to 75%
Reduces landfill consumption by up to 75%
Reduces the amount of leachate water a landfill has to handle
Highest, cleanest rate given to biosolids
No odor from the finished product
Processes up to 150 tons per hour
Product can be stored indoors or outdoors indefinitely
Can be land-applied without restriction
Final Product Authorized Uses
The Environmental Protection Agency encourages the recycling of biosolids. The final product is approved for use in the same applications
as fertilizer. There are literally dozens of botanical, agricultural and land uses including:
Mass agricultural applications to maintain nutrients in soils
Land-applied to control ph levels
Commercial lawn maintenance
Residential lawn maintenance
Establishment of new lawns
Golf course turf maintenance
Sod and turf farms
Greenhouses
Flower and vegetable gardens
Tree and shrub planting
Blend with leaf and yard waste to produce a topsoil product
Mine reclamation
Landfill Class A (ADC)
Landfill final vegetative cover
Method and Application Rate of Final Product (Dry Tons)
Sod and Turf Farms .5 to 1.3 inches tilled into the soil @ 60 tons per acre
Flower and vegetable gardens / farms .25 to .75 inches tilled into the soil @ 60 tons per acre
New lawns .5 to 1.3 inches tilled into the soil @ 60 tons per acre
Shrub & tree planting 1.3 inches tilled or mixed into the soil @ 60 tons per acre
Lawn maintenance .25 to .5 inches lightly spread over established lawns @ 22 tons per acre
Golf courses .25 to .5 inches spread lightly over fairways, greens and roughs @ 44 tons per acre
Mine reclamation .5 to 6.5 inches tilled into top 24 inches of soil as it is placed @ 60 tons per acre