Weighing the Cost of Waste Disposal

Tom Ferrero spends a lot of time thinking about a topic most people would prefer to avoid: what to do with waste from septic tanks and businesses, including grease from fryers. The chief operating officer of FRANC Environmental Inc. in Horsham, Pennsylvania, works with pumpers to find the best ways to dispose of their waste.It’s more complicated than you might think.“A lot of guys don’t think much about it and just head over to the wastewater treatment plant,” he says. “But that’s not the best answer for everybody. What if you show up there and they tell you they won’t