Why We Do It
Challenge
Rising costs, fewer options, stricter rules.
Landfills are nearing capacity, land application is constrained by regulation and aging incinerators are driving up risk and cost leaving utilities and haulers with fewer options each year.
Solution
Clean, reliable, low-cost sludge disposal.
We deliver predictable costs, guaranteed disposal capacity and reduced liability exposure — while ensuring PFAS and other contaminants are permanently destroyed.
How We Do It
- Part 1How It Starts
- Part 2Where It Goes Today
- Part 3Why That’s Getting Hard
- Part 4A Better Option, Nearby
How It Starts
Every day, water from homes, businesses and industry flows to the wastewater plant. Clean water is returned to local waterways; the leftover sludge has to leave the site—every single day.
Where It Goes Today
Most plants have only three outlets: landfill, incineration or land application. That’s the status quo.
Why That’s Getting Hard
Landfills are filling up and raising tipping fees. Incinerators are costly to build and operate. Land application faces tightening rules—sites can close with little notice, hurting utilities and haulers.
A Better Option, Nearby
Orbital builds, owns and operates nearby regional facilities that give utilities and haulers contracted, year-round capacity—backed by long-term service agreements, built to meet tightening rules and priced to beat the status quo.
Benefits for Utilities and Haulers
For Utilities
Cut costs and lock in secure, long-term sludge disposal.
- Significant long-term cost savings
- Predictable pricing with less volatility
- Guaranteed capacity under long-term contracts
- No need to invest in costly new equipment
- Staff focused on operations, not disposal headaches
- Current and future regulations met with PFAS destruction
For Haulers
Gain a reliable disposal option to backstop shrinking capacity.
- Added low-cost outlet to ease the squeeze on disposal sites
- Guaranteed space so your loads always have a place to go
- Predictable pricing for steadier customer contracts
- Less waiting, more hauling — higher driver efficiency
- A stable long-term partner in an uncertain market
- PFAS-resilient disposal you can sell in every bid
Who We Serve
We work with wastewater utilities and independent haulers to deliver clean, reliable, PFAS-resilient sludge disposal.
From full-service coverage to a low-cost relief outlet, Orbital delivers disposal that’s dependable, affordable and ready for tomorrow’s rules.


