1987 Press Photo A Loader Filled a Dump Truck with Contaminated Sludge

The last load of cadmium-tainted sludge was hauled Monday from the Waukesha sewage treatment plant to an Illinois landfill. A loader filled one of the dump trucks. More than 1,800 tons of dried sludge were taken to the Winthrop Harbor landfill near Zion,

Photo is dated 1987.

Photo measures 9.75 x 7.25 inches.

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