Alaska utility suspends compost sales due to contaminants

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska utility company has suspended sales of its compost due to contaminants. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Thursday that Golden Heart Utilities in Fairbanks said Thursday that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were detected in compost stockpiles. The Environmental Protection Agency’s website describes PFAS as “man-made chemicals” that can […]